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

Spoon

ca. 1770 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

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

Categories
Object type
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.
Dimensions
  • Approx. length: 10.2cm
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.
Subject depicted
Other number
Sch. I 691H - Schreiber number
Collection
Accession number
414:715/H-1885

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Record createdFebruary 4, 2009
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