Spoon
late 18th century (made)
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Spoon of hard-paste porcelain. Curved handle (almost at right angles to the bowl) extends to two feet which support it upright. Bowl and handle painted with wreaths of flowers, the former enclosing a motto in black: "Bien vous faise." Gilt borders. A spray of forget-me-nots on the unglazed bottom.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Hard-paste porcelain, painted in enamels and gilt |
| Brief description | Spoon, hard-paste porcelain painted in enamels and gilt, made by Meissen porcelain factory, Germany, late 18th century |
| Physical description | Spoon of hard-paste porcelain. Curved handle (almost at right angles to the bowl) extends to two feet which support it upright. Bowl and handle painted with wreaths of flowers, the former enclosing a motto in black: "Bien vous faise." Gilt borders. A spray of forget-me-nots on the unglazed bottom. |
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| Credit line | Presented by Lt. Col. K. Dingwall, DSO with Art Fund support |
| Production | Attribution from the manuscript catalogue dates from about 1970 and was compiled by William Hutton of the Toledo Museum of Art, Ohio. |
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| Accession number | C.386-1914 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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