Image of Gallery in South Kensington
On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 145

Sugar Bowl

ca.1916 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

A small bowl with straight diagonal tampering in towards the base. The inside is a pale cream colour. The outside is covered with a mid blue glaze which has a dark blue speckle in it.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Stoneware with blue glaze called 'Moorcroft Blue'
Brief description
Sugar Bowl, part of a coffee set, stoneware with blue glaze, designed and produced by William Moorcroft at his pottery at Cobridge, Stoke-on-Trent ca. 1916
Physical description
A small bowl with straight diagonal tampering in towards the base. The inside is a pale cream colour. The outside is covered with a mid blue glaze which has a dark blue speckle in it.
Dimensions
  • Height: 4.2cm
  • Diameter: 8.2cm
Marks and inscriptions
MOORCROFT / ENGLAND (Impressed on the base)
Gallery label
Bowl made by William Moorcroft Ltd (plc) , Washington Works, Stoke-on-Trent, Burslem, Cobridge, Staffordshire, England, Circ.166-1973(23/05/2008)
Object history
The range of tableware of which this service is a part was started in 1913. CIRC.164 to 168-1973 purchased for £10.
Collection
Accession number
CIRC.166-1973

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Record createdFebruary 8, 2008
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