Laying the Table | Wacky and whimsical Christmas | V&A
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Festive, frivolous, decked in sparkles - everyone loves an over-the-top table at Christmas. We sent Assistant Curator Iona out on a mission to find the most wacky, whimsical objects which scream Christmas in our collection, so we could lay our very own eclectic table.
From a giant soup tureen shaped like a chicken (!), to an ornate hot chocolate cup and flambéed Christmas pudding plates designed by Eric Ravilious (move over Mary Berry), marvel at some of our favourite festive fare, with a little help from Noel the suckling pig.
If you have anything which beats this at home, take us on in the comments... 🔥
00:00 The aim of the game
00:53 Mystery biscuit postbox tin
02:22 PSA: GLOVES
02:54 Extravagant hot chocolate cup
04:29 Huge glögg pot
06:03 Trompe l'oeil ceramics (feat. giant chicken)
08:45 Flaming Christmas pudding plate and gravy boat by Eric Ravilious
09:58 Tiny travelling cutlery set
11:25 Grape scissors, nut pick and nut cracker set (extra 💅)
13:00 Jane Austen-esque port decanter
13:58 Your wacky objects?
14:39 Bloopers
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Do you have anything wild at home which beats our wacky objects? 🔥 Take us on in the comments 🔥
@hannahpumpkins4359
5 ай бұрын
Iona is awesome! We need more of her - she is a great presenter!!!!
@cece3194
4 ай бұрын
She is!@@hannahpumpkins4359
Thank you for your silliness. And thank you, editor, for keeping some bloopers in and all the other little things you did to make the video great! 😊
@vamuseum
6 ай бұрын
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So interesting! Need to see more from Iona, she brought it all to life ✨
@melissameyers7347
5 ай бұрын
Yes! More Iona please! 😄
She's so funny, this was a lot of fun to watch.
My favorite objects were the chicken tureen and Noel, he looked so forlorn on the platter. Iona's presentation was brilliant. And, the Bloopers, could do with an entire video of those! Happy Christmas to all!
This was super funny and really well done. More of these!
glogg pot sounds like a great insult to call somebody. i'll be sure to remember it
I am sorry but the humour, brit humour, is what brings educational vids together. Loved it.❤
@vamuseum
6 ай бұрын
We've got plenty more brit humour to get you through 2024 😘
@jasminush
6 ай бұрын
@@vamuseum can't wait!!
this was so fun! I normally watch the asmr videos yall put out but saw this randomly pop up and just LOVED it!
@vamuseum
6 ай бұрын
We've got more 'Laying the table' films for 2024 (*cough* gruesome surgeon's table *cough*). Subscribe so you don't miss!
The traveling silverware was the best! They were worried about the hygiene of the house but they were very willing to eat the food…
@gnarbeljo8980
6 ай бұрын
No it wasn't primarily a hygeine concern, it was a courtesy as silverware was a huge expense, and dishes served many, guests would often be more plentiful than there was silverware to accommodate everyone, and travel was slow, so very oftwn involved taking rooms in simpler accomodations along the way, where finer dinnerware than a wooden spoon and a carving knife may not have been available. Also the travelling sermt needed washing up, but that you could take care of yourself. The value of your fine travel cutlery would insure you didn't leave it to random service folk. It's a very fine example, but there were simpler sets, with three pieces in slim casings too, so it wasn't a very posh thing, but commonplace even in lower classes when visiting or travelling. The kind of courtesy that never made meals awkward as everyone had the cutlery they were used to and preferred and no room for pieces of fibe silver going missing either 😉
@sheilacasper2030
6 ай бұрын
Thanks for the added info. That totally makes sense.
@echognomecal6742
5 ай бұрын
@@gnarbeljo8980 I've seen videos that included showing an example of a (wooden) spoon that would be worn like a necklace pendant to be used for this as well as other tasks. (A spoon necklace today is generally a very different story.)
We found this really interesting and excellently presented by Iona. She really brought the objects to life. The glogg pot is a favourite.
Iona made this so much fun. Love the gorgeous objects! Great work to everyone who helped put this together.
Fabulous video!! Oozing charm, charisma and all things Christmas. Really enjoyed the bloopers too! Thank you V&A for brightening my day :)
The sass is top notch. The port bottle is really pretty.
Wonderful. "Bring back the grape scissors!!"
I love trompe l'oeil ceramics, and am always on the look out for an asparagus dish. Thank you for this delightful visit to the V&A.
What a treat. Thank you and Happy Christmas.
Absolutely LOVED this - thank you Iona. More please !!
What a fun video! Fascinating and delightfully presented. I love the whimsey of the gravy boat in the shape of cabbage leaves. Happy Christmas!🌸
Loved the outtakes! What a charming presenter.
This was delightful and you are hilarious! Happy Christmas. Loved the gold chocolate pot
@Lucysmom26
6 ай бұрын
Yeah that was by far the most beautiful item, in my opinion.
great video, great sense of humour you have.
@vamuseum
6 ай бұрын
Iona saying Leif Helge Enger over and over again is honestly burnt into my mind kzread.info/dash/bejne/m4Npl8GIkbvSlNo.html
What a brilliant and cheeky video with some fun details about Christmas past for the well-to-do.
Thank you; the chicken of course.. ⛄🎀
Glögg sounds more like glug than glog.(The ö is not just for decoration.) Cheers from Finland🎄
The best bits are the out takes!
I received part of the Christmas ornaments of my mother in law when she past away. What struck me was the old cardboard box they came in. It was mark ‘Neilsen chocolate bar 5 cent size’. Chocolate bar increase from 5 to 8 cents in Canada in 1947. Cardboard was very different back then, there is no ondulated middle part it is just a solid carton board about a quarter inch thick.
A very fun and festive video! Thank you for sharing and Merry Christmas.
The presenter absolutely made this video 🤣🤣legend
the blooper real is gold!
This was lovely and fun. I also appreciate the acknowldegment of the not-so-fun history of the cacao trade. Thank you!
i just love these old beauties. Poor Noel 🐽
I absolutely adored this!! Thank you so much!!
J'adore tout, les fabuleux objets, le décor et l'humour!!!
such a fun video! I loved the cutlery set!
Wonderful sense of humor, fantastic. Thank You and Merry Christmas.
This is a thing that I don't own, but I keep longingly glancing at the cast-aluminum squirrel shaped nutcracker (a functional one) and I just love it so much. By way of things I do own, however, is what is called a "cupcake keeper." a pink tupperware container shaped like a cupcake with swirls of icing, and it is supposed to carry a cupcake. Now, because of that lovely asparagus dish you featured in this video, I think I'll put something savory inside it. :)
Ooh, I want the piglet, for my Purim party.
Before chocolat got popular people ate sweet quince treats but after that the quince sweets lost their appeal and the quince got almost forgotten until recently. Just a little side note. I remember the letters getting picked up 4-5 times a day up until the early 80s in my country. The postbox had a little cylinder inside and when the postman picked the letters up he moved it forward to the next time. Postboxes that were emptied on Sundays had a red spot on them (our postboxes are yellow so the red spot stood out) but they all have disappeared now. No more sunday emptying and they are discussing to not even pick up and deliver letters every day in the future. All went downhill since then.
Love you Iona, kick that stuffiness out!
Hilarious and informative! More please and thank you!
Thank you This was interesting ....😊
So good! Iona is a delight! And the editing is perfect- you struck the sweet spot of being entertaining and informative. Love your videos, V&A, keep them coming!
Thank you so much for this amazing video! I’d love to see more like this ❤️
loved all of it plus how gorgeous is everything! thank you!
Love it! Waiting for the next episode❤
You got me early in the video. I would love to know more about the pig. How's it made etc. Your energy should increase "likes" and subscribers. You bring the V&A to life. Well done.
@vamuseum
6 ай бұрын
Noel (birth date unknown) was an award-winning prop suckling pig who once had pride of place in our galleries. Now he's enjoying well-earned retirement in our stores. He's made of wax, but is a bit sensitive about it. His favourite colour is blue.
Fantastic, I love all the tableware!
I absolutely love this! Thank you ❤
Huzzah for grape scissors! I became so obsessed with the idea of them a few years ago that my best friend bought me a pair from my birthday 😅
My favorite is the cabbage gravy boat.
I definitely need a pair of grape scissors!😅
Could feast on this all Christmas Day instead of eat. Gorgeous AND sassy. Thanks Iona. Thanks team, a great festive treat.
Wonderful personality!
This was awesome. Iona was so much fun to watch! Loved the outtakes. Merry Christmas ya filthy animals 😆🎄
@vamuseum
6 ай бұрын
Hope you have a great Christmas eating junk and watching rubbish 🏠
Loved this! Lovely presneter, too! Have a good one everyone! Merry Christmas to you all❤
I'm a huge fan of modern Norwegian ceramics so I'm going to go with the glogg pot. Spectacular and lovely hand done decoration. Brago and very inspiring!
What a wonderful video! I especially enjoyed the out takes.
If someone fractured my magnificent porcelain chicken ,I would be inconsolable and in dire need of an extra hot chocolate in my gilded chocolate pot. I remember our holiday nut crackers had a swirl on the handles for grip.
cool! and lots of fun.
Great job! Loved it!
This was awesome thank you ! 🎄
How lovely!
My favourite one of your videos yet. Iona is a hoot!😊
Great video, have been around some tables where indeed it turns into a filthy animals by cheese time. Merry Christmas V & A
So goofy and cutie!!!! Very fun
Loved this 😍 Iona you’re a natural - funny, charismatic & engaging! Want to see more of you!
Loved and laughed so much. Thank you and hope you all have a wonderful Christmas. ❤
How delightful, Iona! I’m a new subscriber. I almost always have a bunch of grapes after dinner, and from now on I’ll think about snipping instead of plucking them like a heathen. Not saying I’ll actually do it but I’ll remember Iona, the Victorians and the V&A. Lovely dress, btw.
😂 What a wonderful Christmas video!
My favorite is the post box tin. Especially the ability to put different coins in different slots. Thanks so much for the informative and hilarious video! Happy Christmas to all of you at the V&A!
this girl is fantastically brilliant!
really enjoyable- thanks!
I appreciate the outtakes :)
Iona!! Adored this video!
Excellent choices! Thank you so much for this and your stellar ASMR at the Museum series❣️
Iona you’re amazing!!
I love this video! Host is charming! Objects are beautiful! My favorite is the Christmas plate by Eric.
Wonderful 🎉🎉❤ loved it all 👌✨✨
Love it 😍 thank-you 😂
She is delightful. Have her do more videos. Great stuff to show as well. Enjoy the holidays.
This was so great! My favourite object was the portable cutlery, such an interesting item!
I subscribe to a number of YT channels that focus on British history, culture etc. and the content on this one is by far the best. This video was really interesting, aimed at grown-ups and a personable-but-quirky-in-the-best-way presenter made it (even though I disagree with her about the beautiful glog pot!). Thank you and more please.
@vamuseum
6 ай бұрын
Lucysmom26 v Iona glögg pot smackdown
This was a great video❤❤❤ thank you for keeping it real! She was terrific!
In my home we have what my mom calls a "dinka dinka", it's a little metal tray with a pillar in the middle thag supports a wheel with angels dangling from it, and there are spots for candles around the rim of the tray. the heat of the candles turns some fanblades on top so that the angels fly around and around. we put it on a table at christmas time
@bootsmith8016
6 ай бұрын
Oh we had one of these when I was a child but it got lost at some point. I wish I could find one again.
@ameryek.9607
5 ай бұрын
A glockenspiel is what you should look for. They're around
@robertmacpherson9044
5 ай бұрын
They are still in production. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angel_chimes. Enjoy! @@bootsmith8016
I nearly bought a rooster lotion dispenser and I’m now not only mourning the loss of my rooster lotion pump but also what would be a perfect matching chicken soup tureen.
@vamuseum
6 ай бұрын
Chicken Run aesthetic 🤌
This was such a great video!! More please!!
Great video! Merry Christmas to all
Very entertaining!
I love videos about ceramic 🎉 it's so pretty and beautiful ❤
Star presentation; just what we need in the runup to Xmas!
The cabbage gravy boat is so delicate and lovely. I would absolutely use it.
Happy Happy Christmas from Australia. Iona you are fabulousness itself! I loved your wit and your knowledge. My favourites are the 50’s plate and gravy jug. Can’t remember the designer. Sorry. Today is Gravy Day in Australia named after a famous song by Paul Kelly. A truly authentic Australian Christmas song. Have a listen.Enjoy. Liz
@parryyotter
5 ай бұрын
The plate was from 1938
Looks nice
Love Iona! Please bring her back for future vids!
This was great!! ❤
Beautiful objects! Also, she is a treasure. ❤😅
Loved this video so much!
For me glogg is more redcurrant and cranberry juice based with christmassy spices. So it is red. The alcoholic versions taste so strong of liqour, so if I have mine, it is either alcohol-free or with red wine. There are maaaaaany different versions, but I think the most sold ones in Finland are redcurrant juice ones and the ready mixed alcohol version too is red.
Благодарю! И Вас с праздником!