Cheese dish, Green Gables Heritage Place

White dish with a floral print that has two parts: a tray and a cover. The cover is slanted.

In the 1800's, angled ceramic cheese dishes, or cheese bells, became one of the most common ways to keep cheese from spoiling. It remained popular in most households until the introduction of the home refrigerator in 1913. Perhaps Mrs. Lynde kept her prized cheese in a Rose-Pattern ceramic when not taking it to the exhibition!