Cheese Keep

Maker
Philip Ashberry and Sons
Production date
1896
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Object detail

Description
A silver-plated cheese keep. Presented to J.H. Milligan, tailor, following the voluntary payment of his debts after his bankruptcy in 1885.

A - Silver-plated dish of keep 4 legs and decoration on edges. "BRITANNIA. PHILIP ASHBERRY AND SONS. SHEFFIELD 921 M"

B - Silver-plated lid "TO J. H. MILLIGAN, AS A MARK OF APPRECIATION OF COMMERCIAL INTEGRITY. 1896." Ornate handle.
Production place
Production date
1896
Production period
Collection type
Media/materials
Metal
Measurements
Display measurements: H 150mm x W 200mm x D 250mm (Measured as if displayed with low end & engraving facing front, as in ninth photo.)
Part A: H 26mm x W 259mm x D 200mm
Part B: H 130mm x W 192mm x D 141mm
Accession number
79/1654
System ID
6356
Current Rights
Culture Waitaki Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International licence
Culture Waitaki Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International licence
Organisation Credit Line
Collection of the Waitaki Museum. Id 6356

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