My
New Year’s resolution for genealogy is to photograph and label the family
treasures in our house. I want our children to know something about these
treasures when we are no longer here to remind them where each candlestick and
teapot and bowl have come from.
Belleek Bowl
It
is March and the sun is shining in our back porch and the right time to begin. So
I took my camera and some delicate Belleek pieces out to the sunshine for
photographs.
This three footed bowl, probably a sugar bowl, has the ‘Third Mark’ on the bottom showing that it was made between 1926 & 1946. I have been searching on the internet to find more details about the Belleek pieces I have inherited. I hope to discover more about this small bowl.
This bowl was owned by my great aunt, Kathleen G Coyle. I am sure she bought each of her Belleek pieces during her visits to Ireland to visit her Mullane family.
This bowl was owned by my great aunt, Kathleen G Coyle. I am sure she bought each of her Belleek pieces during her visits to Ireland to visit her Mullane family.
Belleek Marks
This is a poster I photographed when I visited the Belleek Store in Ireland in 2012.
It shows the various marks that help to date their pieces.
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I have started photographing our family treasures too but I have not attached the stories. Another job for the to-do list!
ReplyDeleteDoes "Third Mark" align with one of the marks in the poster?
Yes, the various 'marks' are on the poster with the years. That's how I learned how old some of the pieces are.
ReplyDeleteWendy, there are always more things on the TO Do list! ha!
Your bowl is beautiful an so is the photograph. I don't know anything about Belleek. Is it pottery and if so, mold or hand-thrown? It must still be being made since you went to a Belleek store.
ReplyDeleteAfter you photograph and label all the family treasures, you can combine all your posts about them and have your own "museum guide" for the treasures. It's a great idea to mark and photograph -- one I should adopt.
Nancy, I have many more things to photograph & document. Have to keep going to fulfill my resolution.
ReplyDeleteBelleek is delicate pottery from Ireland, each hand blown & hand decorated. I will be posting a couple more Treasure Chest Thursdays about Belleek & the pieces I have inherited.