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

Ladle

ca. 1830 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Ladle, with bowl in the form of a hollow depressed hemisphere, the handle running up from it at an angle, the join being effected by a spreading leaf form at the base of the handle, which terminates in knuckle-like knob. The printed decoration consists of sprays of flowers and leaves in two tones of blue and in white.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Lead-glazed earthenware, transfer-printed in underglaze blue
Brief description
Ladle, lead-glazed earthenware transfer-printed in underglaze blue, made at the Spode factory, Stoke-on-Trent, ca. 1830
Physical description
Ladle, with bowl in the form of a hollow depressed hemisphere, the handle running up from it at an angle, the join being effected by a spreading leaf form at the base of the handle, which terminates in knuckle-like knob. The printed decoration consists of sprays of flowers and leaves in two tones of blue and in white.
Dimensions
  • Length: 21.6cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'SPODE' (printed in blue)
  • A lozenge (impressed)
Gallery label
Ladle Made at the Spode factory, Stoke-on-Trent, about 1830 Marks: "SPODE" printed in blue, and a lozenge, impressed Lead-glazed earthenware C.88-1950 Given by Cmdr. R. Dudley Smith, O.B.E., R.N. (rtd.)(23/05/2008)
Credit line
Given by Cmdr. R. Dudley Smith OBE, RN
Subject depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.88-1950

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Record createdMarch 31, 2008
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