Vintage Silver-Plated Covered Vegetable Dish, Meriden Internationals Co. #2228
Specifications
| Return Shipping Will Be Paid By | Buyer |
| All Returns Accepted | Returns Accepted |
| Item Must Be Returned Within | 30 Days |
| Refund Will Be Given As | Money Back |
| Pattern | 2228 |
| Type | Platters & Trays |
| Composition | Silverplate |
| Use | Covered Vegetable Dish |
| Maker | International Silver |
| Age | 1900-1940 |
Add a special touch to your table with this beautiful covered vegetable dish or bowl. The lid keeps food warm until ready to serve. Bowl is 11.2 inches long, 8.2 inches wide, 1.5 inches high (without the lid). Lid is 10 " long, 7.5 inches wide and 1.5 inches high, which gives plenty of room to pile the food high before adding the lid. The lid can also be used as an additional bowl if you'd like (2 in 1!). Weight of bowl with lid is 1 pound, 10 oz. One very small ding on the lid and light scattered scratches as would be typical with a well-loved piece approximately 100 years old. See photos.Photos 1 & 4: Dish with lid.Photo 2: Inside of dish and top of lidPhoto 3: Inside of lid and bottom of dishPhoto 4: Close-up of decorative edge of dishPhoto 5: Mark on bottom of dish The Meriden Silver Plate Company was founded in Connecticut in 1869. The mark seen on this piece (a lion sitting, facing left, holding an urn, with his curved tail seen on the right) was used into the 1930's. The Meriden Silver Plate Company helped to form the International Silver Company in 1898, hence the name "Meriden S.P. Co. Internationals Co." shown above the lion mark. I don't know the exact age of this piece, but since the mark was discontinued in the 1930's, I am estimating some time between 1900's and 1930's.