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

Sweetmeat Tray

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

Sweetmeat tray of porcelain painted with enamels. In the form of a five-pointed leaf with a serrated edge, and the veins are in relief on the underside. Painted on the upper side with small sprigs of flowers and scrollwork, and a light blue band round the edge.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Porcelain painted with enamels
Brief description
Sweetmeat tray of porcelain painted with enamels, Bristol porcelain factory, Bristol, ca. 1770.
Physical description
Sweetmeat tray of porcelain painted with enamels. In the form of a five-pointed leaf with a serrated edge, and the veins are in relief on the underside. Painted on the upper side with small sprigs of flowers and scrollwork, and a light blue band round the edge.
Dimensions
  • Width: 10.5cm
Credit line
Bequeathed by Herbert Allen
Object history
One of a pair with C.651A-1935.
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.651-1935

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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