Sugar Basin and Cover
ca. 1740-1745 (made)
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Sugar basin and cover of hard-paste porcelain. Round, with straight sides. Flattened cover with pomegranate knob. Painted in colours with a landscape with buildings and elegant figures, and a river landscape with church tower with figures. The cover with two river scenes within double circle in red.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Hard-paste porcelain, painted in enamels and gilt |
| Brief description | Sugar basin and cover, hard-paste porcelain painted in enamels and gilt, made by Meissen porcelain factory, Germany, ca. 1740-45 |
| Physical description | Sugar basin and cover of hard-paste porcelain. Round, with straight sides. Flattened cover with pomegranate knob. Painted in colours with a landscape with buildings and elegant figures, and a river landscape with church tower with figures. The cover with two river scenes within double circle in red. |
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| Credit line | Given by Mrs Herbert Allen |
| Object history | Part of a tea and coffee service, C.36 to 39-1922. |
| Production | Attribution from the manuscript catalogue dates from about 1970 and was compiled by William Hutton of the Toledo Museum of Art, Ohio. |
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| Accession number | C.39&A-1922 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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