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

Asparagus Server

1778-81 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Asparagus server, soft-paste porcelain painted in underglaze blue. Tapering fan shaped body with upright sides. Painted in underglaze blue with a pagoda beside an estuary.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain, painted in underglaze blue
Brief description
Asparagus server of soft-paste porcelain painted in underglaze blue, William Duesbury & Co., Derby, 1778-81
Physical description
Asparagus server, soft-paste porcelain painted in underglaze blue. Tapering fan shaped body with upright sides. Painted in underglaze blue with a pagoda beside an estuary.
Marks and inscriptions
'N' (Incised on base, a mark in use 1778-81)
Credit line
Bequeathed by Sydney A. Erwood
Collection
Accession number
C.336-1922

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Record createdAugust 14, 2008
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