Spoon Tray
ca. 1765-1768 (made)
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The spoon tray is one from a small group of Derby porcelain wares that contain soaprock (steatite) and are decorated with transfer-prints in underglaze blue copied from those of the Worcester factory. Most of these transfer-prints were probably engraved by Richard Holdship, who signed an agreement to work for the Derby management in 1764. Holdship had previously been in charge of transfer-printing at the Worcester works and brought knowledge of Worcester's transfer-printing processes and soaprock formula to Derby.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Soft-paste porcelain, transfer-printed in underglaze blue |
| Brief description | Spoon tray of soft-paste porcelain transfer-printed in underglaze blue, William Duesbury & Co., Derby, ca. 1765-1768 |
| Physical description | Spoon tray, soft-paste porcelain transfer printed in underglaze blue. Hexagonal shape with fluted sides and flat base. Transfer printed in underglaze blue with the 'open zig-zag fence' pattern. |
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| Credit line | Bequeathed by Arthur Hurst |
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| Summary | The spoon tray is one from a small group of Derby porcelain wares that contain soaprock (steatite) and are decorated with transfer-prints in underglaze blue copied from those of the Worcester factory. Most of these transfer-prints were probably engraved by Richard Holdship, who signed an agreement to work for the Derby management in 1764. Holdship had previously been in charge of transfer-printing at the Worcester works and brought knowledge of Worcester's transfer-printing processes and soaprock formula to Derby. |
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| Accession number | C.436-1940 |
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| Record created | August 14, 2008 |
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