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On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 137, The Curtain Foundation Gallery

Sugar Sifter

ca. 1725 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Baluster-shaped sugar sifter decorated in blue, red and yellow with broderies and floral ornament, lambrequins on the body, godroons on the foot and pierced flowers on the cover. Pewter mounts.


Object details

Category
Object type
Materials and techniques
Tin-glazed earthenware painted in colours
Brief description
Tin-glazed earthenware, painted in colours with flowers and scrolls. Baluster form with dome-shaped pierced cover and with pewter mounts, Rouen, about 1725.
Physical description
Baluster-shaped sugar sifter decorated in blue, red and yellow with broderies and floral ornament, lambrequins on the body, godroons on the foot and pierced flowers on the cover. Pewter mounts.
Dimensions
  • Height: 24.2cm
  • Maximum diameter: 10.0cm
  • Weight: 0.460kg
Marks and inscriptions
'1 3' or 'I B' (In cark blue on the bottom)
Object history
Bought from the Aigoin Collection.
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
394-1870

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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