Egg Drainer
1778-92 (made)
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Egg drainer of soft-paste porcelain, painted in underglaze blue in the Chinese style. Circular with shell-shaped handle and small perforations in the middle. Painted with a landscape and two small boats and with a narrow conventional border.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Soft-paste porcelain, painted in underglaze blue |
| Brief description | Egg drainer, soft-paste porcelain painted in underglaze blue, Caughley Porcelain Factory, England (Shropshire), 1778-92 |
| Physical description | Egg drainer of soft-paste porcelain, painted in underglaze blue in the Chinese style. Circular with shell-shaped handle and small perforations in the middle. Painted with a landscape and two small boats and with a narrow conventional border. |
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| Credit line | Given by J. H. Fitzhenry, Esq. |
| Historical context | Contemporary factory documents call objects like this egg drainers. They were often included in breakfast sets and were probably used to serve poached eggs. Nelson's breakfast service supplied by Chamberlain's Worcester porcelain factory in 1802 included '6 Egg cups and drainers.' |
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| Bibliographic reference | For this pattern see The Caughley Society, Caughley Blue & White Patterns (2012), cat. E33, where dated ca. 1778-92 |
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| Accession number | 1386-1902 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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