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!
The presenter and this V&A video is delightful and you need to use her more often. And although she doesn't appreciate the late '70s crockery design for the glog pot it would be my favorite because of the beautiful birds that are done as a more organic design.
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 😉
@@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.)
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!
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.
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.
That was a delight! Thank you, Iona, and I hope you had a very happy Christmas even if your dining set was plain old BHS as ours is. I forgot we had a bottle of port in the cupboard. Oops.
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.
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!
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 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. :)
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
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.
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.
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.
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Iona is awesome! We need more of her - she is a great presenter!!!!
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! 😊
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OMG SHE'S DELIGHTFUL!!!
and the bloopers at the end are PRICELESS!!
BRAVA BRAVA BRAVA 💐
That’s more of a glågg than a gløgg, but I applaud the effort.
So interesting! Need to see more from Iona, she brought it all to life ✨
Yes! More Iona please! 😄
Iona is such a delight - what a breath of fresh air. More of her, please! Thoroughly enjoyed this 😊
She's so funny, this was a lot of fun to watch.
glogg pot sounds like a great insult to call somebody. i'll be sure to remember it
Love your style, made it all fun & interesting. I'd like the grape scissors too. 😊
I am sorry but the humour, brit humour, is what brings educational vids together. Loved it.❤
We've got plenty more brit humour to get you through 2024 😘
@@vamuseum can't wait!!
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!
We found this really interesting and excellently presented by Iona. She really brought the objects to life. The glogg pot is a favourite.
The sass is top notch. The port bottle is really pretty.
The presenter and this V&A video is delightful and you need to use her more often. And although she doesn't appreciate the late '70s crockery design for the glog pot it would be my favorite because of the beautiful birds that are done as a more organic design.
this was so fun! I normally watch the asmr videos yall put out but saw this randomly pop up and just LOVED it!
We've got more 'Laying the table' films for 2024 (*cough* gruesome surgeon's table *cough*). Subscribe so you don't miss!
Fabulous video!! Oozing charm, charisma and all things Christmas. Really enjoyed the bloopers too! Thank you V&A for brightening my day :)
Iona made this so much fun. Love the gorgeous objects! Great work to everyone who helped put this together.
Wonderful. "Bring back the grape scissors!!"
What a brilliant and cheeky video with some fun details about Christmas past for the well-to-do.
What a treat. Thank you and Happy Christmas.
The traveling silverware was the best! They were worried about the hygiene of the house but they were very willing to eat the food…
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 😉
Thanks for the added info. That totally makes sense.
@@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.)
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
Yeah that was by far the most beautiful item, in my opinion.
J'adore tout, les fabuleux objets, le décor et l'humour!!!
great video, great sense of humour you have.
Iona saying Leif Helge Enger over and over again is honestly burnt into my mind ua-cam.com/video/iO55_OaXldw/v-deo.html
Glögg sounds more like glug than glog.(The ö is not just for decoration.) Cheers from Finland🎄
But you must admit it is fancy🥰😇💖
the blooper real is gold!
Hilarious and informative! More please and thank you!
such a fun video! I loved the cutlery set!
This was lovely and fun. I also appreciate the acknowldegment of the not-so-fun history of the cacao trade. Thank you!
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!
This was awesome. Iona was so much fun to watch! Loved the outtakes. Merry Christmas ya filthy animals 😆🎄
Hope you have a great Christmas eating junk and watching rubbish 🏠
Love you Iona, kick that stuffiness out!
Wonderful sense of humor, fantastic. Thank You and Merry Christmas.
Could feast on this all Christmas Day instead of eat. Gorgeous AND sassy. Thanks Iona. Thanks team, a great festive treat.
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.
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.
I love this video! Host is charming! Objects are beautiful! My favorite is the Christmas plate by Eric.
That was a delight! Thank you, Iona, and I hope you had a very happy Christmas even if your dining set was plain old BHS as ours is. I forgot we had a bottle of port in the cupboard. Oops.
So delightful that I had to subscribe! More please! 🎉
I think the nut pick (in set) is used to extract nut from shell, they’re still in use today 🎄❄️
What a wonderful video! I especially enjoyed the out takes.
My favourite one of your videos yet. Iona is a hoot!😊
She is delightful. Have her do more videos. Great stuff to show as well. Enjoy the holidays.
Absolutely LOVED this - thank you Iona. More please !!
loved all of it plus how gorgeous is everything! thank you!
Great video, have been around some tables where indeed it turns into a filthy animals by cheese time. Merry Christmas V & A
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.
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.
Star presentation; just what we need in the runup to Xmas!
Loved this 😍 Iona you’re a natural - funny, charismatic & engaging! Want to see more of you!
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!
Loved this! Lovely presneter, too! Have a good one everyone! Merry Christmas to you all❤
I absolutely adored this!! Thank you so much!!
Ooh, I want the piglet, for my Purim party.
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!
Thank you so much for this amazing video! I’d love to see more like this ❤️
A very fun and festive video! Thank you for sharing and Merry Christmas.
So goofy and cutie!!!! Very fun
EXCELLENT presentation ! Well Done You ! !
Thank you This was interesting ....😊
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. :)
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
The plate was from 1938
Fantastic, I love all the tableware!
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.
Lucysmom26 v Iona glögg pot smackdown
Excellent choices! Thank you so much for this and your stellar ASMR at the Museum series❣️
Wonderful personality!
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 😅
The cabbage gravy boat is so delicate and lovely. I would absolutely use it.
I definitely need a pair of grape scissors!😅
😂 What a wonderful Christmas video!
Love it! Waiting for the next episode❤
Thank you; the chicken of course.. ⛄🎀
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.
Благодарю! И Вас с праздником!
This was a great video❤❤❤ thank you for keeping it real! She was terrific!
Great job! Loved it!
this girl is fantastically brilliant!
Love Iona! Please bring her back for future vids!
Great fun and informative thank you
I absolutely love this! Thank you ❤
My favorite is the cabbage gravy boat.
This girl is great at this job
The best bits are the out takes!
Thank you for being a vegetarian Iona! Maybe you could give Noel an appropriate off. 🌹🌹🌹
cool! and lots of fun.
This was so great! My favourite object was the portable cutlery, such an interesting item!
The presenter absolutely made this video 🤣🤣legend
Beautiful objects! Also, she is a treasure. ❤😅
Loved and laughed so much. Thank you and hope you all have a wonderful Christmas. ❤
This was such a great video!! More please!!
Rewatching because we didn't get a new one this year! (Just kidding. Even if we did, I'd still be rewatching - love this series)
i just love these old beauties. Poor Noel 🐽
This was awesome thank you ! 🎄
Iona!! Adored this video!
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.
How lovely!
The nutcracker set is my first favourite and the second favourite is the travelling cutlery set.
Iona you’re amazing!!