White Tin Bread Bin

White Tin Bread Bin

Date20th Century

Object NameBox

Mediumtin

ClassificationsDomestic

DimensionsOverall (Height x Width x Depth): 295 × 305 × 235mm

AcquisitionThe Peggy Walker Gift.

LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub

Object numberABDMS015368

Keywords

About MeEnamelware came about through 18th century advances in technology. Until then most cooking was done using glazed stoneware which was best suited to baking and iron vessels were needed for cooking at high temperatures. Adding an enamel coating made ironware easy to clean, hygienic, resistant to chemicals, staining and scratching. It soon became common for cooking, storage and all manner of domestic and household uses.
Steel later replaced the weightier iron as the base material. Enamelware in a wide range of colours was produced in vast quantities across Europe throughout the 19th century and first half of the 20th century. It’s last great hurrah in the UK was a fashion for distinctive cream and green through the 1930′s and 40′s. This white piece is most likely earlier.

Enamel is created by the fusing of powdered glass on to a substrate by firing at a very high temperature (760 – 890 degrees C). On cooling this powder hardens to a smooth coating.

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