Gravy ladle — Grand Prix, Copenhagen, 1942
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1942
Gravy ladle in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London (museum number CIRC.811-1968), made in Copenhagen, dated 1942, attributed to Bojesen, Kay. The museum's brief description reads: Silver, designed and made by Kay Bojesen Silversmiths, Copenhagen, 1938-1942..
Museum description: Gravy ladle, sterling silver, with a slightly tapering flat handle which meets the side of an oval shaped bowl. One end of the bowl has a small, central lip. The museum records it as Sterling silver, measuring Length 7.125 in; Width 2.75 in; Depth 1.875 in. These details come from the museum's own record; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Historical context
This gravy ladle forms part of a suite of tableware designed by Kay Bojesen, Silversmiths, Copenhagen. Most of the suite was designed in 1938 but several additional pieces were designed at a later date. The design became entitled "Grand Prix" when it was awarded a "Grand Prix" at the Milan Triennale of 1951.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- silver
- Dimensions
- Length 7.125 in; Width 2.75 in; Depth 1.875 in
Technical characteristics
- Technique
- Sterling silver
- Maker recorded
- Bojesen, Kay
- Place recorded
- Copenhagen
Design
- Inscriptions recorded
- The back of the handle bears the kay Bojesen trade mark.
Identification
- Museum object name
- Gravy ladle
- Museum object number
- CIRC.811-1968
- Museum system number
- O128931
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
Research required
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