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On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 140, Factory Ceramics

Trend

Egg Holder
1985 (designed), 1987 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

White porcelain egg holder with lid, tall bullet-shaped, with fine horizontal ribbing. The lower part functioning as the egg holder, the upper domed part as a lid to keep the egg warm, with a built in salt cellar in the top.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Egg Holder
  • Egg Holder Cover
Titles
  • Trend (series title)
  • The Thomas Egg (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Glazed porcelain
Brief description
'The Thomas Egg' egg holder and cover, 'Trend' range, glazed porcelain, designed by Queensberry Hunt Design Group, made by Thomas, Rosenthal Group, Germany, 1987.
Physical description
White porcelain egg holder with lid, tall bullet-shaped, with fine horizontal ribbing. The lower part functioning as the egg holder, the upper domed part as a lid to keep the egg warm, with a built in salt cellar in the top.
Dimensions
  • Height: 10cm
  • Diameter: 7cm
Marks and inscriptions
'Thomas Germany Spulmaschinenfest' (Printed in green)
Credit line
Given by the maker
Object history
According to the designer, "The best selling range of modern porcelain in Europe (in a modern idiom)".
Collection
Accession number
C.194&A-1988

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Record createdOctober 29, 2008
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