Vintage 1950s fruit test in white with legs, glazed ceramic with black plate

Vintage 1950s fruit test in white with legs, glazed ceramic with black plate.

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

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

The fruit test is white and contrasts nicely with the black. This fruit test stands on three small feet.

A fruit test or fruit test is a drip tray or pot for fruit. The moisture from washed or unwashed fruit can leak out and the holes in the fruit test also keep the fruit longer and can ventilate well, so that the rotting process starts less quickly.

Condition
This vintage earthenware fruit test with under plate is in a vintage condition with traces of use and age-related traces of wear. Most noticeable is slight damage to the edge. Pictures are part of the description.

Dimensions

White Fruit Test

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

Black plate

• 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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