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Sugar Bowl

1778-1779 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

The sugar bowl, in a specialised form, begins to appear in about 1690. By the latter part of the 18th century, the standard form for the sugar bowl or basket had become vase shaped, often pierced as with this example and provided with a coloured glass liner. Silver pierced work was enormously popular in the mid 18th century when the Sheffield plating industry was just getting under way.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Sugar Basin With a Glass Liner
  • Liner for a Sugar Basin
Materials and techniques
Silver, stamped and pierced with a blue glass liner
Brief description
Silver, glass, Sheffield hallmarks for 1778-79, mark unidentified.
Physical description
Sugar basin, silver with a blue glass liner, vase shaped with pearled edge and swing handle, decoration of slit piercing and garlands stamped in relief, the foot with borders of leaves on a square plinth.
Dimensions
  • Height: 4in
  • Diameter: 3.1in
Marks and inscriptions
  • Sheffield hallmarks for 1778-79
  • Mark: partially obliterated (Unidentified)
Credit line
Bequesthed by Dr. R.C. Jackson
Subjects depicted
Summary
The sugar bowl, in a specialised form, begins to appear in about 1690. By the latter part of the 18th century, the standard form for the sugar bowl or basket had become vase shaped, often pierced as with this example and provided with a coloured glass liner. Silver pierced work was enormously popular in the mid 18th century when the Sheffield plating industry was just getting under way.
Collection
Accession number
M.331-1923

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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