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

Menu Holder

ca. 1875 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Menu holder of earthenware transfer-printed with blue and white willow pattern. Supported by triangular 'holders' attached to the back which are decorated with moulded a pattern. The menu fit between the top point of the triangle and two upright projections on the back of the top rim. Across the centre of the front is a scroll shape left unglazed on which the name of the guest would be written.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Earthenware transfer-printed with blue and white and moulded
Brief description
Menu holder of earthenware transfer-printed with blue and white willow pattern, Charles Ford potteries, Hanley, ca. 1875.
Physical description
Menu holder of earthenware transfer-printed with blue and white willow pattern. Supported by triangular 'holders' attached to the back which are decorated with moulded a pattern. The menu fit between the top point of the triangle and two upright projections on the back of the top rim. Across the centre of the front is a scroll shape left unglazed on which the name of the guest would be written.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 5.1cm
Marks and inscriptions
(Impressed register mark in the shape of a diamond)
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
CIRC.285-1973

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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