Vintage fifties fruit test in white glazed ceramic with black under plate

Vintage fifties fruit test in white glazed ceramic with black under plate.

• Manufacturer: ....
• Date of manufacture: 1950s

Description
This beautiful set in black and white consists of an earthenware fruit test with under plate from the 50s. Both the fruit test and the under plate are executed in a nice sleek triangular model and finished with glaze.

The fruit test is white and contrasts nicely with the black under plate.

A fruit test or fruit test is a drip tray or pot for fruit. The moisture from washed or not washed fruit can leak out and through the holes in the fruit test the fruit also has a longer shelf life and can ventilate well, so that the rotting process starts less quickly.

Condition
This vintage earthenware fruit test with under plate is in a neat vintage condition with no significant traces of use or age-related traces of wear. Pictures are part of the description.

Dimensions

White Fruit Test

• Height: 4.5 cm.
• Length: 18 cm.
• Width: 18 cm.

Black Underplate

• Height: 2.5 cm.
• Length: 21 cm.
• Width: 21 cm.

Fruit tests were mainly used in the past, even in the Middle Ages. Today they are still made. They are often provided with a special drip tray, also called an under plate, with which the moisture can be collected and then thrown away. Sometimes they have a lid. They come in all shapes and sizes, old and new.

Test is an old-fashioned name for bowl or bowl, usually made of earthenware. Known are beer, flour, fruit, milk, cream, colander, washing and fire tests.

A fruit test often had small openings for ventilation and was used to wash or store soft fruits such as strawberries.

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