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

Spoon Tray

ca. 1760 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Spoon tray of soft-paste porcelain with pencilled decoration in black and gilded. Hexagonal with lobed sides and flat unglazed base. Flowers and butterflies with a border of tendrils, all in black. The border is broken by four small flowers in gold and shaded in red.


Object details

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Object type
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain with pencilled decoration in black and gilded
Brief description
Spoon tray of soft-paste porcelain with pencilled decoration in black and gilded, Worcester porcelain factory, Worcester, ca. 1760.
Physical description
Spoon tray of soft-paste porcelain with pencilled decoration in black and gilded. Hexagonal with lobed sides and flat unglazed base. Flowers and butterflies with a border of tendrils, all in black. The border is broken by four small flowers in gold and shaded in red.
Dimensions
  • Length: 14.9cm
  • Width: 7.9cm
Credit line
Given by E. F. Broderip, Esq.
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.1345-1924

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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