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

Menu Holder

February 1875 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Menu holder of earthenware in the form of a transfer-printed blue and white willow pattern plate. The menu holder is supported by a triangular holder attached to the back which is decorated with a moulded pattern. The menu fits 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 an unglazed scroll shape on which the name of the guest would be written.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Earthenware transfer-printed in blue and white and moulded
Brief description
Menu holder of earthenware in the form of a transfer-printed blue and white plate, Charles Ford potteries, Hanley, 1875.
Physical description
Menu holder of earthenware in the form of a transfer-printed blue and white willow pattern plate. The menu holder is supported by a triangular holder attached to the back which is decorated with a moulded pattern. The menu fits 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 an unglazed scroll shape on which the name of the guest would be written.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 5.1cm
Marks and inscriptions
(Impressed register mark of a diamond with letters)
Credit line
Given by Mrs How
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
CIRC.282-1973

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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