Mould
Conceits are ceramics made in the shape of an iced cake, used for decorating the dinner table when flour for real cakes was scarce. Finished Wedgwood pieces were usually made in ornamented jasperware or caneware.
Object details
| Category | |
| Object type | |
| Brief description | Conceit |
| Marks and inscriptions | Written in ink on base - 'First made 1795. Ovenbook page 246' |
| Credit line | V&A Wedgwood Collection. Presented by Art Fund with major support from the National Lottery Heritage Fund, private donations and a public appeal. |
| Summary | Conceits are ceramics made in the shape of an iced cake, used for decorating the dinner table when flour for real cakes was scarce. Finished Wedgwood pieces were usually made in ornamented jasperware or caneware. |
| Other number | 1886 - Wedgwood Museum Accession Number |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | WE.1496-2014 |
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| Record created | March 26, 2018 |
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