A really sad cake plate
A few weeks ago, I had a bit of a calamity. When I was getting out
Grandma's three tier cake stand, I broke one of the three matching plates. Like many things
we all keep as family heirlooms, it isn’t worth a great deal in £ but it's the sentimental value which is the hardest to bear.
The plate is decorative pottery from the 1930s. I did a bit of
research about the Parrott mark on the back and discovered that Arthur William Parrott and his brother
Charles Henry Parrott operated the Albert Street
Pottery in Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent from c.1921 to the 1960s. I love to see cakes, teabreads
and biscuits on old fashioned patterned plates, perfect for afternoon tea so love putting up the stand with cakes just like Grandma did.
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Grandma’s glorious
3-tiered cake stand
Fortunately, I found a ceramic restorer who has experience of conserving items by invisible restoration so that they can be displayed and enjoyed again.
I never imagined that I would see the plate appear as if it had not been
damaged but Doreena did a brilliant job. Here's Grandma’s plate with Paradise Cake in all its glory on the front cover
of Grandma Abson's
Traditional Baking book.