Sugar Shaker and Cover
ca. 1765-1775 (made)
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The caster is piriform, standing on a pedestal foot, and both are roughly octagonal in section; alternate sides being fluted. The screw-cover is pierced with rosette forms and groups of holes picked out in blue, crimson and yellow and is surmounted by a green pineapple knob. The painted decoration consists of a bouquet and smaller sprays of flowers and leaves in purple-yellow, green, blue, red and crimson.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Tin-glazed earthenware with painted decoration |
| Brief description | Sugar caster and cover of buff earthenware covered with a tin glaze and painted in enamel colours. Probably made at the factory of Frau de Becke. German, Ludwigsburg, 1765-1775. |
| Physical description | The caster is piriform, standing on a pedestal foot, and both are roughly octagonal in section; alternate sides being fluted. The screw-cover is pierced with rosette forms and groups of holes picked out in blue, crimson and yellow and is surmounted by a green pineapple knob. The painted decoration consists of a bouquet and smaller sprays of flowers and leaves in purple-yellow, green, blue, red and crimson. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | crossed 'Cs' (in blue) |
| Gallery label | Sugar shaker and cover
Probably made at the factory of Frau de Becke (1763-1795), Ludwigsburg, Germany 1765-1775
Mark: crossed 'Cs'
Tin-glazed earthenware
C.132&A-1951 Stuart G. Davis Bequest(16/07/2008) |
| Credit line | Bequeathed by Stuart G. Davis |
| Production | Sugar caster and cover of buff earthenware covered with a tin glaze and painted in enamel colours. Probably made at the factory of Frau de Becke. German, Ludwigsburg, 1765-1775. Sugar caster and cover of buff earthenware covered with a tin glaze and painted in enamel colours. Probably made at the factory of Frau de Becke. German, Ludwigsburg, 1765-1775. Probably made in the factory of Frau de Becke. |
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| Bibliographic reference | Stohr, A., Deutschen Fayencen |
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| Accession number | C.132&A-1951 |
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| Record created | July 16, 2008 |
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