Sugar Bowl
1778-1779 (made)
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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.
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Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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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. |
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Credit line | Bequesthed by Dr. R.C. Jackson |
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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. |
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Accession number | M.331-1923 |
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Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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