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

Sweetmeat Stand

ca. 1758-60 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Sweetmeat stand (or pickle dish) of soft-paste porcelain painted in underglaze blue. In the form of three scallop shells joined at the bases; a cluster of univalvular shells forms a handle.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain, painted in underglaze blue
Brief description
Sweetmeat stand (or pickle dish), soft-paste porcelain painted in underglaze blue, Vauxhall porcelain factory, London, England, probably ca. 1758-60
Physical description
Sweetmeat stand (or pickle dish) of soft-paste porcelain painted in underglaze blue. In the form of three scallop shells joined at the bases; a cluster of univalvular shells forms a handle.
Dimensions
  • Length: 15.9cm
  • Width: 19.7cm
Object history
Bought at £7 for CIRC.267, 268-1911.
Subject depicted
Bibliographic reference
For this design and related pattern, see The English Ceramic Circle, Ceramics of Vauxhall (2007), cat. 159, where dated ca. 1758-60
Collection
Accession number
CIRC.268-1911

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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