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On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 139, The Curtain Foundation Gallery

Sugar Bowl and Cover

late 18th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Sugar bowl and cover of earthenware painted in sepia monochrome, coloured enamels, moulded and gilded. Painted with four landscapes with buildings, mountains and clouds, and stippled in sepia-coloured enamel. Gilt edges.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Sugar Bowl
  • Cover
Materials and techniques
Earthenware painted with enamels, moulded and gilded
Brief description
Sugar bowl and cover of earthenware, Buen Retiro porcelain factory, Buen Retiro, late 18th century.
Physical description
Sugar bowl and cover of earthenware painted in sepia monochrome, coloured enamels, moulded and gilded. Painted with four landscapes with buildings, mountains and clouds, and stippled in sepia-coloured enamel. Gilt edges.
Dimensions
  • Height: 8.9cm
Marks and inscriptions
A fleur-de-lys (In underglaze blue)
Gallery label
SUGAR BOWL AND COVER Earthenware Mark: a fleur-de-lys, in underglaze blue SPAIN (BUEN RETIRO); late 18th century J. A. Tulk Bequest C.70-1956 (Label draft attributed to John V. G. Mallet, ca. 1995)(ca. 1995)
Credit line
Bequeathed by J. A. Tulk
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.70&A-1956

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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