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

Sweetmeat Stand

ca. 1760-1765 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Sweetmeat stand in two parts in soft-paste porcelain painted in colours. In the form of six scallop shells on a rockwork base covered with smaller shells, coral and seaweed surmounted by a kingfisher.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Sweetmeat Stand
  • Sweetmeat Stand
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain painted in colours
Brief description
Sweetmeat stand in two parts in soft-paste porcelain painted in colours, William Duesbury & Co., Derby, ca. 1760-1765
Physical description
Sweetmeat stand in two parts in soft-paste porcelain painted in colours. In the form of six scallop shells on a rockwork base covered with smaller shells, coral and seaweed surmounted by a kingfisher.
Dimensions
  • Height: 25.4cm
  • Width: 23.5cm
Credit line
Bequeathed by Arthur Edward Seawell, Esq.
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.786&A-1917

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Record createdAugust 14, 2008
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