Strainer ladle, Meissen, ca. 1750-1755
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
ca. 1750-1755
Strainer ladle in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London (museum number 1393-1902), made in Meissen, dated ca. 1750-1755. The museum's brief description reads: Strainer ladle, hard-paste porcelain with relief-moulded decoration, painted in enamels and gilt, made by Meissen porcelain factory, Germany, ca.
1750-55. Museum description: Strainer ladle of hard-paste porcelain. Bowl pierced in shell and scroll pattern. Handle relief-moulded in silver style with a shell and forget-me-not. Painted in colours with flowers (Manierblumen). Gilt edge. Unglazed area on handle. The museum records it as Hard-paste porcelain with relief-moulded decoration, painted in enamels and gilt, measuring Length 19 cm. These details come from the museum's own record; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- hard paste porcelain
- Dimensions
- Length 19 cm
Technical characteristics
- Technique
- Hard-paste porcelain with relief-moulded decoration, painted in enamels and gilt
- Place recorded
- Meissen
Identification
- Museum object name
- Strainer ladle
- Museum object number
- 1393-1902
- Museum system number
- O307031
Catalogue references
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