Sèvres China Tray
Dublin Core
Title
Sèvres China Tray
Subject
[no text]
Description
Though not the traditional "blue and white china" associated with Wilde and the larger Aesthetic movement, this tray is described as "old" in the text (Wilde 91). It is brought to Dorian's room with letters and tea by his valet.
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This tea tray in the image was manufactured by Sèvres in the mid-eighteenth century. Perhaps one like it was the inspiration for Dorian's tray in the novel. According to the Victoria and Albert Museum database, this collection piece is
made of "soft-paste porcelain, painted in enamels and gilt," depicting a floral pattern.
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This tea tray in the image was manufactured by Sèvres in the mid-eighteenth century. Perhaps one like it was the inspiration for Dorian's tray in the novel. According to the Victoria and Albert Museum database, this collection piece is
made of "soft-paste porcelain, painted in enamels and gilt," depicting a floral pattern.
Creator
Oscar Wilde
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Sèvres porcelain factory
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Sèvres porcelain factory
Source
The Picture of Dorian Gray
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http://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O99011/plateau-de-d-a-tiroir-tray-sevres-porcelain-factory/
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http://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O99011/plateau-de-d-a-tiroir-tray-sevres-porcelain-factory/
Publisher
Penguin Books
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Victoria and Albert Museum
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Victoria and Albert Museum
Date
Wilde's text/ 1891
Penguin/ 2000
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Tea Tray Image
1757-1758
Penguin/ 2000
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Tea Tray Image
1757-1758
Contributor
Hannah Phillips
Rights
Penguin Books, Victoria and Albert Museum
Relation
[no text]
Format
Tea Tray
Width: 17.3 cm maximum, Width: 24.5 cm
Width: 17.3 cm maximum, Width: 24.5 cm
Language
[no text]
Type
Text, still image
Identifier
[no text]
Coverage
[no text]
Citation
Oscar Wilde
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Sèvres porcelain factory, “Sèvres China Tray,” Objects and Interiority in Dorian Gray, accessed March 28, 2024, https://doriangrayarchiveeng578.omeka.net/items/show/5.