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

Fork

ca. 1754 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Fork with three tines. The "pistol"-shaped handle is painted en camieu puce with a butterfly, leaf, two figures (one seated, the other standing) in a landscape edged with scrolling.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain, painted in enamel; with silver collar and steel tines
Brief description
Fork, soft-paste porcelain, painted in enamel; with silver collar and steel tines; handle painted by J. H. O'Neale, made by Chelsea Porcelain factory, England (London), ca. 1754
Physical description
Fork with three tines. The "pistol"-shaped handle is painted en camieu puce with a butterfly, leaf, two figures (one seated, the other standing) in a landscape edged with scrolling.
Dimensions
  • Length: 17.8cm
  • Handle length: 8.2cm
Credit line
Purchased from donations in memory of R.S. Cranston
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
Steveson, T. "A Review of Chelsea, Chelsea-Derby and Derby Knife and Fork Hafts" in English Ceramic Circle Transactions, Vol. 14, Part 1, p. 56, fig. 10.
Collection
Accession number
C.43-1987

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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