Spoon
ca. 1770 (made)
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Spoon for dessert, of porcelain. With a petal-shaped bowl and a long curved handle; the handle is decorated on the upper side near the end with a prunus-blossom.
Object details
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Materials and techniques | Porcelain |
Brief description | Spoon, porcelain, accompanying a set of Plymouth porcelain sweetmeat trays, Chinese, ca. 1770. |
Physical description | Spoon for dessert, of porcelain. With a petal-shaped bowl and a long curved handle; the handle is decorated on the upper side near the end with a prunus-blossom. |
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Credit line | Given by Lady Charlotte Schreiber |
Object history | Part of a set of seven trays, three spoons and a wooden stand 414:715/ to J-1885 (Sch. I 691 to J). |
Production | Previously attributed to the Plymouth porcelain factory, which made the sweetmeat trays with which these spoons are associated. |
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Other number | Sch. I 691H - Schreiber number |
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Accession number | 414:715/H-1885 |
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Record created | February 4, 2009 |
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