Sugar Box and Cover
ca. 1730 (made)
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Sugar box and cover of hard-paste porcelain. Oval, bombé shape. Domed cover with crouching rabbit knob. Painted in Schwarzlot with harbour scenes, the cover with a broad band of gold lace ornament. Gilt borders.
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 black enamel and gilt |
| Brief description | Sugar box and cover, hard-paste porcelain painted in black enamel and gilt, probably painted by Christian Friedrich Herold, made by Meissen porcelain factory, Germany, ca. 1730 |
| Physical description | Sugar box and cover of hard-paste porcelain. Oval, bombé shape. Domed cover with crouching rabbit knob. Painted in Schwarzlot with harbour scenes, the cover with a broad band of gold lace ornament. Gilt borders. |
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| Credit line | Bequeathed by Mr Arthur Hurst |
| 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.110&A-1940 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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