A Kitimat tea set consisting of 1 teapot with lid (.1a-b), four saucers (.2-.5), four cups (.6-.9), a sugar bowl (.10), creamer pitcher (.11), and stand (.12).
All are white with gold trim, except for the stand, which is entirely gold.
The teapot, cups .6, .8, and .9, the creamer pitcher and the sugar bowl all have two images, one on either side: a bridge crossing a river, and an overhead view of the Alcan project near the Douglas Channel. Beneath the first image is the caption "Aluminum Center of the World" beneath and the words "Kitimat, B.C." in a yellow banner.
Cup .7 has an image of the Delta King in the Channel, with "Kitimat, B.C. Aluminum Centre of Canada" on yellow banners beneath it.
Plate .2 has this same image of the Delta King, while plates .3-.5 have an aerial view of Kitimat.
A Kitimat tea set consisting of 1 teapot with lid (.1a-b), four saucers (.2-.5), four cups (.6-.9), a sugar bowl (.10), creamer pitcher (.11), and stand (.12).
All are white with gold trim, except for the stand, which is entirely gold.
The teapot, cups .6, .8, and .9, the creamer pitcher and the sugar bowl all have two images, one on either side: a bridge crossing a river, and an overhead view of the Alcan project near the Douglas Channel. Beneath the first image is the caption "Aluminum Center of the World" beneath and the words "Kitimat, B.C." in a yellow banner.
Cup .7 has an image of the Delta King in the Channel, with "Kitimat, B.C. Aluminum Centre of Canada" on yellow banners beneath it.
Plate .2 has this same image of the Delta King, while plates .3-.5 have an aerial view of Kitimat.
Physical Condition
Excellent
Material
china
Condition Remarks
Interior of teapot has brown stains from usage.
Height
13 cm (teapot)
9 cm (creamer pitcher)
7 cm (teacups)
6 cm (sugar bowl)
Length
19.5 cm (teapot, spout to handle)
11 cm (cups, including handle)
9.5 cm (creamer pitcher, including handle)
Diameter
13 cm (teapot)
9 cm (sugar bowl)
8.5 cm (teacups)
6 cm (creamer pitcher)
14 cm (saucers)
Inscriptions
All pieces (except the stand) say "Royal Ascot Bone China" and "Made in England" on the bottom with the image of a crown. The teapot and creamer pitcher are numbered 159, the sugar bowl and most of the plates and cups 159A, and plate .2 and cup .7 280. The teapot and creamer pitcher say say "Munson's Drugs Ltd," and plate .2 and cup .7 say "exclusively for Erwin Jewellery."
View of Kitimat looking northeast towards Mount Elizabeth, with the Kitimat General Hospital and ski hill in the foreground, and the Nechako neighbourhood and Mount Elizabeth Middle Secondary School in the middle distance.
Digital copy only; made from a scan of the original framed photograph which was then discarded. Damage to the original photograph (cracks across surface, especially in the upper right quadrant; yellowing varnish over surface) is highly visible in the scan.
Custodial History
Donated to the Museum in July 2023.
Scope and Content
View of Kitimat looking northeast towards Mount Elizabeth, with the Kitimat General Hospital and ski hill in the foreground, and the Nechako neighbourhood and Mount Elizabeth Middle Secondary School in the middle distance.
Notes
Digital copy only.
Conservation
Original was scanned and then discarded due to deteriorating quality.
