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On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 139, The Curtain Foundation Gallery

Bowl and Cover

ca. 1871 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Sugar bowl and cover of earthenware, moulded in slight relief and covered with a light blue glaze. Decorated with horizontal bands of flowers, foliage and fret-pattern.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Sugar Bowl
  • Cover
Materials and techniques
Earthenware, moulded and glazed
Brief description
Sugar bowl and cover of earthenware, moulded in slight relief and covered with a light blue glaze, made by Maw & Co., Benthall Works, Jackfield, ca. 1871.
Physical description
Sugar bowl and cover of earthenware, moulded in slight relief and covered with a light blue glaze. Decorated with horizontal bands of flowers, foliage and fret-pattern.
Dimensions
  • With cover height: 12.2cm
  • Width: 9.7cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'Maw & Co. No.9' (Maker's mark impressed on base)
  • Illegible mark (on base, glaze flaked off)
  • '1270' (painted inside lid)
Gallery label
Bowl and cover Made by Maw & Co., Benthall Works, Jackfield, Shropshire, England, about 1871 Mark: 'Maw & Co. No.9' impressed Earthenware 3411&A-1901 Given by Messrs Maw & Co(23/05/2008)
Credit line
Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street
Object history
Given by Messrs. Maw. Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street.
Production
Made in the Benthall Works, Jackfield.
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
3411&A-1901

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Record createdMarch 31, 2008
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