Holloware

Holloware (mostly in American English) or hollowware (in British English), or hollow-ware[1] is tableware that forms a vessel or container of some kind, as opposed to flatware such as plates.[2] Examples include sugar bowls, creamers, coffee pots, teapots, soup tureens, hot food covers, and jugs. It may be in pottery, metals such as silver, glass or plastic. It does not include cutlery or other metal utensils. Holloware is constructed for durability.[3] It differs from some other silverplated items, with thicker walls and more layers of silverplate.[4]

Creamer and sugar bowl from Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway service, made by Harrison & Howson for dining car service

Dining car holloware is a type of railroad collectible (railroadiana). The relative value of pieces depends on their scarcity, age and condition, and the popularity of the trains on which the items were used. Railroads marked this holloware with information such as the railroad's name or logo and the name of the manfacturer.[4]

Holloware is the traditional gift in the UK[5] and the modern gift in the US for the sixteenth wedding anniversary.[3][6] Holloware is the traditional gift for jubilee or wedding in Russia.

References
  1. "Hollowware". Encyclopædia Britannica. Archived from the original on 2008-05-04. Retrieved 2017-08-31.
  2. Savage, George, and Newman, Harold, An Illustrated Dictionary of Ceramics, p. 150, 1985, Thames & Hudson, ISBN 0500273804
  3. "What is Holloware?". The Official Wasserstrom Blog. 2019-06-28. Retrieved 2022-12-31.
  4. "Holloware - Railroadiana Online". www.railroadiana.org. Retrieved 2022-12-31.
  5. Pears Cyclopaedia, 1967-68 commemorative ed., "Wedding Anniversaries." L121
  6. "Wedding Anniversaries," compiled by librarians at the Chicago Public Library's Information Center (December, 2000).
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