Sugar Bowl
ca. 1800 (made)
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This sugar bowl is from a tea service that also includes a teapot and milk jug. By the 19th century, tea had become a popular beverage and was often served with milk and sugar. A wide choice of material, including cheaper ceramics and glass as well as inexpensive metal products such as Sheffield plate, from which this bowl is made, and tinned copper, expanded the market for tea wares.
Sheffield plate originated, with the discovery in 1742, that bars of silver and copper, in unequal proportions, fused by heating under pressure, could be rolled into sheets of laminated metal and worked like silver. The industry this material created flourished for about 100 years until superseded by electroplating in the 1840s.
Sheffield plate originated, with the discovery in 1742, that bars of silver and copper, in unequal proportions, fused by heating under pressure, could be rolled into sheets of laminated metal and worked like silver. The industry this material created flourished for about 100 years until superseded by electroplating in the 1840s.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Sheffield plate |
| Brief description | Sugar bowl from a tea service, Sheffield plate, ca. 1800, English |
| Physical description | The three pieces of the tea service are made en-suite with each other and have flattened, globular bodies encircled by a prominent, central moulding. Each one has a low foot, and the jug and sugar basin have everted lips and slender handles. The former also has a short spout. The teapot has a wooden handle with a scrolled thumb rest, and a hinged lid with a turned wooden knob. |
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| Production type | Mass produced |
| Credit line | Rev. W. A. Hepher Gift |
| Production | Reason For Production: Retail |
| Summary | This sugar bowl is from a tea service that also includes a teapot and milk jug. By the 19th century, tea had become a popular beverage and was often served with milk and sugar. A wide choice of material, including cheaper ceramics and glass as well as inexpensive metal products such as Sheffield plate, from which this bowl is made, and tinned copper, expanded the market for tea wares. Sheffield plate originated, with the discovery in 1742, that bars of silver and copper, in unequal proportions, fused by heating under pressure, could be rolled into sheets of laminated metal and worked like silver. The industry this material created flourished for about 100 years until superseded by electroplating in the 1840s. |
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| Accession number | M.515A-1956 |
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| Record created | February 17, 2004 |
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