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On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 138, The Harry and Carol Djanogly Gallery

Tea Tray

1780-1800 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Oblong dish of cream-coloured lead-glazed earthenware with pierced and moulded decoration. With incurved corners, and the rim is pierced with panels of diaper ornament and the edge is moulded with small foliated scrolls.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Lead-glazed earthenware, pierced and moulded
Brief description
Oblong dish of cream-coloured lead-glazed earthenware with pierced and moulded decoration, possibly Leeds Pottery, Leeds, ca. 1780-1800.
Physical description
Oblong dish of cream-coloured lead-glazed earthenware with pierced and moulded decoration. With incurved corners, and the rim is pierced with panels of diaper ornament and the edge is moulded with small foliated scrolls.
Dimensions
  • Length: 33cm
  • Width: 26.7cm
Marks and inscriptions
'LEEDS POTTERY *' (Impressed)
Gallery label
Tea or coffee tray Made in Leeds, Yorkshire, 1780-1800 Mark: 'LEEDS POTTERY', impressed Lead-glazed earthenware 3530-1901 Jermyn Street Collection(23/05/2008)
Credit line
Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
3530-1901

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Record createdMarch 31, 2008
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