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Object Name |
Dish, Candy |
Object Number |
2014.071.002 |
Description |
Footed silver candy dish with no handles; circular; dish has open slated design; etched leaf motif; bottom manufacture's stamp reads: "MANF'D AND/ GUARANTEED BY/ STANDARD "S" CO OF TORONTO/ 3036/ ELECTRO PLATE/ B M" |
Provenance |
Candy Dish used by Adelaide Gwynne (nee Vaughan) Bateman, who was born to Welsh parents in 1902, and lived almost all of her life in the house the Gwynne Vaughan Park Society is preserving today. The dish was given to her as a girl as a gift and used in her house. Standard Silver Company operated in Toronto from 1893-1925, the company was founded in 1893, succeeded the Acme Silver Company and was merged with International Silver in 1912. The silver plate marking of B.M. is Britannia Metals, which was a metal base that was used for most if not all silver plated objects made during Late Victorian and Early Edwardian Times "Gwynnie", as she was affectionately called, was an enthusiastic and knowledgeable gardener, and most of the heritage and specimen trees were planted either by her, or under her direction. An active member of the Chilliwack Horticultural Society (now the Chilliwack Garden Club), she established a trophy for the best narcissus in its annual Spring Show, which is still awarded in her name. After marrying in the early 1950s, Sam and Gwynnie Bateman resided in Saskatchewan for a few years. The Batemans then returned to Chilliwack, where they lived in her old home, enjoying their garden and a wide circle of friends. |
Year Range from |
1893 |
Year Range to |
1925 |