Sugar Basin and Cover
ca. 1819-1827 (made)
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With engine-turned vertical ribs, marked shoulder and waved edge; the finial (once formed as a sybil or widow figure) is broken and the cover is stuck down
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Black basalt with engine-turned decoration and moulded finial |
| Brief description | Black basalt sugar basin and cover with engine-turned decoration, made at Creil pottery factory, France, about 1819-1827 |
| Physical description | With engine-turned vertical ribs, marked shoulder and waved edge; the finial (once formed as a sybil or widow figure) is broken and the cover is stuck down |
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| Credit line | Given by the Rev. E. A. Downman |
| Production | Acquired as early 19th century. According to Diana Edwards Creil's basalt dates from 1812-27 (Black Basalt ..., 1994, p. 290), though she does not follow this in her captions. However, according to 'Donation Millet ....', exhibition catalogue, Sceaux 1979, Creil exhibited black stonewares between 1919 and 1827. |
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| Accession number | C.600&A-1919 |
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| Record created | June 7, 2004 |
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