| Vintage Breadboards Contributor(s): Neave, Madeleine (Author), Samuel, Tom (Contribution by), Monirzad, Kouroush (Photographer) |
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ISBN: 1909248649 ISBN-13: 9781909248649 Publisher: Prospect Books (UK)
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: Paperback Published: January 2020 |
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| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Cooking | History - Crafts & Hobbies | Carving - Antiques & Collectibles | Kitchenware |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6.7" W x 9.4" L (1.50 lbs) 336 pages |
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| Publisher Description: Decorative 'bread-platters' were hugely popular in Victorian times, firstly among the elite who commissioned custom-made items featuring their coats-of-arms and mottos. They were also used to commemorate royal ceremonies, and of course, families put their crests on them if they were upper class. By the 1860s, enterprising workshops were producing bread-platters more cheaply with standardised carving for the mass market. The production centre until the 1950s was Sheffield, with skilled turners, carvers and metalworkers collaborating to produce matching sets of tableware. In the book, Madeleine Neave shows us how beautiful and varied the boards were, with the inclusion of butter knives, butter churners, and memories from her mother, Rosslyn, who began the collection after a childhood on a farm, milking cows by hand, and making butter. |
Contributor Bio(s): Neave, Madeleine: - Madeleine Neave is the curator of a unique museum of breadboards, run from her terraced house in Putney, London. The collection was started by her mother, Rosslyn, who spent years rooting through libraries and adding to the collection by purchasing stunning boards, forgotten in collections across Britain and the US. Madeleine has created a unique experience for visitors to her museum, who can eat a cream tea served on a breadboard, many of which date back to the Victorian times, and others were made in Sheffield by skilled turners, carvers and metalworkers, who collaborated with other craftsmen who produced matching sets of tableware. Now Madeleine works alongside master-craftsmen who hand carve beautiful boards which Madeleine also has on display. Madeleine Neave was until recently a teacher of French in London high schools. |
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