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A rectangular toaster pan with a wooden handle.
Cheese Toaster
A rectangular toaster pan with a wooden handle.
A rectangular toaster pan with a wooden handle.
Cheese Toaster, Unknown Maker, c. 1800, silver-plate, copper, and wood, Telfair Museum of Art, Savannah, Georgia.

Cheese Toaster

Datec. 1800
Mediumsilver plate on copper with a wood handle
Dimensions4 1/2 × 12 × 8 1/2 inches (11.4 × 30.5 × 21.6 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Antonio J. Waring, Sr.
Object number1964.21.2.a-.b
On View
Not on view
CopyrightThe images and text contained on this page are owned by Telfair Museums or used by the Museum with permission from the owners. Unauthorized reproduction, transmission or display of these materials is prohibited with the exception of items deemed “fair use” as defined by U.S. and international copyright laws.Label TextCheese toast was a dish quite popular in the 19th century. Cheese was melted, then served on toasted bread.
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