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On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 138, The Harry and Carol Djanogly Gallery

Sugar Basin

ca. 1805-1810 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Sugar basin and cover (cover previously recorded missing), of black basalt with applied figures in low relief, depicting Peace, Liberty, Venus bound by cupids, and the Bourbonnais shepherd from a design by Lady Templetown. The dome-shaped cover and the lower part of the body are reeded.


Object details

Category
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Sugar Basin
  • Cover
Materials and techniques
Black basalt with applied reliefs
Brief description
Sugar basin and cover (cover previously recorded missing), black basalt with applied reliefs of Peace, Libery and Venus and the Bourbonnais shepherd, made by Edmund John Birch, Hanley, Staffordshire, ca. 1805-1810
Physical description
Sugar basin and cover (cover previously recorded missing), of black basalt with applied figures in low relief, depicting Peace, Liberty, Venus bound by cupids, and the Bourbonnais shepherd from a design by Lady Templetown. The dome-shaped cover and the lower part of the body are reeded.
Dimensions
  • Height: 12.7cm
  • Diameter: 10.5cm
Marks and inscriptions
'Birch' and possibly a flower (Impressed)
Gallery label
Sugar bowl (cover missing) with reliefs depicting Peace, Liberty, Venus bound by cupids, and the Bourbonnais shepherd from a design by Lady Templetown made by Edmund John Birch, Hanley, Staffordshire, about 1805-10 Marks: 'Birch' and a flower(?), impressed Black Basalt with applied reliefs 2485-1901 Jermyn Street Collection(23/05/2008)
Credit line
Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street
Object history
The cover was recorded missing in the previous label.
Production
Bourbonnais shepherd from a design by Lady Templetown
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
2485&A-1901

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Record createdMarch 31, 2008
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