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dedicated to information about the china used aboard the great Cunard liners.
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Below are
photographs from the archives of the RMS QUEEN MARY of the stock sheet used
aboard her in the 60's
Please click on each picture
to see a full-size version. Courtesy Ron Smith, RMS Foundation.
These pieces
were used in the First and Cabin Class dining rooms aboard many Cunard liners,
including
the RMS QUEEN
MARY (1936-1967),
RMS QUEEN
ELIZABETH (1946-1968)
and
RMS CARONIA (1949-1968).
Left - Soup Plate - 9"
dia. x 1 1/4" high
Center - Dinner Plate
-
9 1/2" dia. x 3/4" high
Right - Salad Plate
/ Crescent (Bone Plate) - 8" dia. x 4 1/4" wide x
1" high
Top Left - Bread
Plate (Cheese
Plate) - 7 1/4" dia. x 5/8" high
Top Right - Berry
Bowl (Pudding
/ Sweet Plate) - 6 7/8" dia. x 1 1/4" high
Bottom Left - Lunch
Plate (Fruit
Saucer) - 8 1/4" dia. x 1" high
Bottom Right - Fruit
Bowl
(Cereal Plate) - 7 5/8" dia. x 1 3/8" high
Large Bowl - 11
1/4" dia. x 4 3/4" high
Courtesy Wallace Colvard
collection.
Small Bowl - 6
1/2" dia. x 3" high
Courtesy Greg Williams
collection.
Egg Hoop - 2"
high x 2" dia.
Celery Dish
/ Oval -
8 1/4" x 4 3/4" oval x 1" high
Consomme Cup
-
3 1/2" dia. x 2 1/2" high
Breakfast
Cup
- 3 1/2" dia. x 2 1/2" high
Breakfast
Saucer -
6" dia. x 3/4" high
Top Left -
Hors-d'oeuvre Dish - 6 7/8" x 5 3/4" x 1 1/4" high
Top Right - Hors-d'oeuvre
Dish - Right Side - 6 7/8" x 6" x 1 1/4" high
Bottom - Hors-d'oeuvre
Dish -
9" x 5 5/8" x 1 1/2" high
Pictured
above are four of the square Hors-d'oeuvre Dishes assembled showing both
"left" and "right" pieces.
Courtesy Wallace Colvard
collection.
In the
picture above from the Cabin Class Dining room, you can see many of the Maddock
pieces in use, including a dinner plate, salad crescent, celery oval, and bread
plate. In addition it appears a large Foley shell is being used as well. Courtesy RMS
Foundation.
Photographs
from the archives of the QUEEN MARY. A very rare piece are the bowls pictured above.
If the crew
member below only knew how much those dinner plates would be worth today! Courtesy RMS
Foundation.
Small Oval
(Maddock Vitrified) - 6" x 3 3/4" oval x 1 1/8" high
From the Robert Soliday
collection.
Large Sugar
Cube -
2 1/2" square x 1 3/4" high
Small Teapot
-
3 1/4" square x 3 1/8" high
Small Sugar
Cube -
2" square x 1 1/2" high
Small
Creamer -
1 7/8" square x 2 7/8" high
Large Salt
Dip -
4 1/4" x 4 3/4" x 7/8" high
Small Salt
Dip -
3" x 3 1/2" x 5/8" high
These pieces
have also been photographed in use in the First Class Dining Room for serving
nuts.
Sherbert Cup
-
3 3/8" dia. x 2 1/8" high
Top Left - Breakfast
Cup
- 3" dia. x 2 1/2" high - Saucer - 5" dia x
1" high
Top Right - Demitasse
Cup
- 2" dia. x 2 1/2" high - Saucer - 4 1/2" dia x 3/4"
high
Bottom Left - Fruit
Bowl
- 7" dia. x 1 1/2" high
Bottom Right - Bread
Plate -
6 1/2" dia. x 3/4" high
These plates
were part of the tea service used aboard the great Cunard liners.
From the Greg Williams
collection.
This tray
was used aboard the RMS QUEEN MARY to serve tea to passengers
lounging in
deck chairs along her famous promenade.
14 1/4"
x 12 1/4" x 1" high - manufactured by Fraser & Glass Limited.
These pieces
were used in First Class aboard the Cunard liners, and were used earlier than
the Foley pieces.
Large Teapot
-
4" square x 3 7/8" high
Large
Creamer -
2 1/2" square x 4 1/8" high
Five-sided
bowl -
7" dia. x 1 1/2" high
Courtesy Wallace Colvard
collection.
These pieces
were used in Tourist Class aboard the Cunard liners.
(left to right) Sugar Cube - 2" square
x 1 1/2" high
Large
Creamer -
2 3/4" square x 4 5/8" high
Tea Pot - 3
1/2" square x 3 1/4" high
Tea Pot
w/Lid -
2 3/4" square x 4 1/2" high
Small
Creamer
- 2" square x 3" high
Courtesy Wallace Colvard
collection.
These
"Greek Key" pieces were used in Tourist Class dining room
aboard the
Cunard liners, including the RMS QUEEN MARY.
Top Left -Saucer - 6" dia
x 1" high
Top Right -Bread
Plate
- 7" dia x 1/2" high
Bottom -Dinner
Plate -
9 1/4" dia x 1" high
From the Greg Williams
collection.
Cup - 3 5/8"
dia x 2 1/2" high / Saucer - 5 3/4" dia x 1" high
Used in
Third Class aboard the Queen's
From the Robert Soliday
Collection.
Saucer - 6 1/4"
dia x 1 1/4" high
This
third-class saucer shows the sticker used on china sold
aboard the
RMS QUEEN ELIZABETH in Ft. Lauderdale in 1969.
From the Robert Soliday
Collection.
This
"Greek Key" pattern with the gold lines are believed to have come
from the
MAURETANIA II (1939-1965).
Hors-d'oeuvre
Dish - 7"
x 5 3/4" x 1 1/4" high
Soup Plate -
9
1/4" x 1 5/8" high
This plate
was used aboard pre-war Cunard liners.
From the Robert Soliday
Collection.
Egg Hoop - 2 1/4"
dia x 2 1/4" high
From the Robert Soliday
Collection.
Note: This section
is under construction.
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From the Robert Soliday Collection.
Oyster Dish
- 9"
x 7" oval x 1" high
This piece
is believed to be from the Lusitania
From the Robert Soliday
Collection.
Souvenir Teaset - Robert
Soliday collection.
If you have
additional pieces of Cunard china you would like to have listed on my website,
or for more
information on the pieces listed here, please contact me, Richard Villa, at richard@cunardchina.com
or collector
Robert Soliday at shipstuff@aol.com.
It is my
long-term goal to have a complete ten piece setting of Maddock Ivory Ware.
I'm always
looking for additional pieces to add to my personal collection.
All pieces
pictured are from my personal collection, unless otherwise noted.
Richard
enjoying dinner using his Maddock Ivory Ware at home!
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