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

Egg Drainer

1779-1799 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Egg drainer of soft-paste porcelain transfer-printed in blue.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain transfer-printed in blue
Brief description
Egg drainer of soft-paste porcelain transfer-printed in blue, Caughley Porcelain Factory, Caughley, 1779-1799
Physical description
Egg drainer of soft-paste porcelain transfer-printed in blue.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 8.3cm
Credit line
Given by Alfred Darby, Esq.
Historical context
Contemporary factory documents call objects like this egg drainers. They were often included in breakfast sets and were probably used to serve poached eggs. Nelson's breakfast service supplied by Chamberlain's Worcester porcelain factory in 1802 included '6 Egg cups and drainers.'
Bibliographic reference
For this pattern see The Caughley Society, Caughley Blue & White Patterns (2012), cat. B03, where dated 1779-99
Collection
Accession number
CIRC.130-1921

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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