Manhole Cover Cork Trivet-Belfast
Manhole Cover Cork Trivet-Belfast
The capital of Northern Ireland and notoriously known as the centre of the “The Troubles,” which is one of our favourite British euphemisms, Belfast is a divided city due to religious and nationalistic concerns. Once known as Linenopolis for its extraordinary production of ocean liners, including the Titanic, this city of nearly 700,000 citizens is part of the United Kingdom. Scarred by “peace walls” the port city still has simmering discontent now enhanced by Brexit. The manhole cover was manufactured by Brown & Company once located on Sydney Street. The structure is still there, but now a depot for home goods. The cover’s design with its polar arrayed squares is rather pragmatic and indicative of its age. Two asphalt splats in familiar shapes stubbornly sit near the rectangular pickpoints.
The perfect gift for housewarmings, and anniversaries each illustration is initially hand-drawn for precision and then permanently etched into cork. The trivets are .375" thick and 7.25" in diameter with rounded edges. The engraving method has incredible detail and tactility. Fabricated from sustainable Portuguese cork. Designed and packaged in Philadelphia, PA USA.
Cork is a natural material, thus rare aberrations within the etching can occur.
As each one is made to order please allow three business days for delivery.
“We all have three cities: the one in which we grew up, the one where we live and the one in which we wished we live."-Alan Furst