Sugar Bowl
1791-1792 (made)
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The original purpose of the bowl is difficult to define. The only certainty is that it, unlike the basket, could hold both solids and liquids. The form of the bowl as we now know it derives either from the form of a cup or basin. By the 18th century, silver bowls and later those in Sheffield plate, were of every imaginable size and served an enormous variety of purposes.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Silver, parcel-gilt, raised and engraved |
| Brief description | Sugar bowl, silver, parcel-gilt, London hallmarks for 1791-2, mark of John Wakelin and William Taylor |
| Physical description | Silver, the interior gilt, octagonal with spreading bowl and foot, everted rim. The two longer sides engraved with a crest within an octagon with incurved sides; bright cut border. |
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| Credit line | Gift of Mr and Mrs Aymer Vallance |
| Object history | Gift - Mr and Mrs Aymner Vallance 151 Coleherne Court Acquisition RF: Mr+Mrs A Vallance |
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| Summary | The original purpose of the bowl is difficult to define. The only certainty is that it, unlike the basket, could hold both solids and liquids. The form of the bowl as we now know it derives either from the form of a cup or basin. By the 18th century, silver bowls and later those in Sheffield plate, were of every imaginable size and served an enormous variety of purposes. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | M.65-1934 |
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| Record created | September 10, 2004 |
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