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On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 139, The Curtain Foundation Gallery

Dessert Knife

ca. 1735-ca. 1745 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Dessert knife, one of a set of six, porcelain pistol-gripped handles painted with chinoiseries.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain painted in enamels and gilt, and with silver blades and handles
Brief description
Dessert knife, one of a set of six, porcelain pistol-gripped handles painted with chinoiseries, probably Saint-Cloud porcelain factory, France, about 1735-1745
Physical description
Dessert knife, one of a set of six, porcelain pistol-gripped handles painted with chinoiseries.
Credit line
Given by J. H. Fitzhenry
Production
Acquired as Saint-Cloud; reattributed to Mennecy by comparison with a DV-marked piece; reattributed to Saint-Cloud by comparison with a marked ice-pail and cream jug; illustrated by W. B. Honey (French Porcelain, 1950 and 1972, pl. 51C&E) as Saint-Cloud.
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.428B-1909

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Record createdApril 12, 2010
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