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

Server

1779-99 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Asparagus server of porcelain transfer-printed in underglaze blue. Wedge-shaped with upright sides and wavy edge. Creamy body with the 'Fisherman pattern'.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Porcelain transfer-printed in underglaze blue
Brief description
Asparagus server of porcelain transfer-printed in underglaze blue, Caughley Porcelain Factory, Caughley, ca. 1779-99
Physical description
Asparagus server of porcelain transfer-printed in underglaze blue. Wedge-shaped with upright sides and wavy edge. Creamy body with the 'Fisherman pattern'.
Dimensions
  • Length: 7.4cm
  • Maximum width: 7.4cm
Credit line
Given by Miss E.S. Briggs, in memory of Mrs L.K. Briggs and Miss E. Southard
Object history
One of a pair with C.23A-1972.
Bibliographic reference
For this pattern see The Caughley Society, Caughley Blue & White Patterns (2012), cat. B03, where dated 1779-99
Collection
Accession number
C.23-1972

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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