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

Ladle

ca. 1782-90 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Ladle of soft-paste porcelain in the form of a Chinese spoon, with decoration moulded in relief and transfer-printed in underglaze blue. Leaf-shaped bowl and a channelled handle at the end of which is an applied flower. Inside is a Chinese boat scene with a cell pattern border. Outside are two sprays of peonies.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain transfer-printed in underglaze blue and moulded in relief
Brief description
Ladle of soft-paste porcelain moulded in relief and transfer-printed in underglaze blue, Worcester Porcelain Factory, ca. 1782-1790
Physical description
Ladle of soft-paste porcelain in the form of a Chinese spoon, with decoration moulded in relief and transfer-printed in underglaze blue. Leaf-shaped bowl and a channelled handle at the end of which is an applied flower. Inside is a Chinese boat scene with a cell pattern border. Outside are two sprays of peonies.
Dimensions
  • Length: 17.1cm
Marks and inscriptions
A disguised number 9 (In underglaze blue)
Credit line
Given by Alfred Darby, Esq.
Production
Previously attributed to Caughley
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.188-1921

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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