Sugar Bowl
1878 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Wedgwood’s ‘Satsuma’ shape was introduced in 1865,
inspired by Japanese lacquer and metalwork shapes. The
flat-sided design of this teaware range suited it to different
styles of decoration, both at Etruria and by outside artists.
inspired by Japanese lacquer and metalwork shapes. The
flat-sided design of this teaware range suited it to different
styles of decoration, both at Etruria and by outside artists.
Object details
| Category | |
| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | glazed earthenware, transfer printed |
| Brief description | Sugar bowl, Queen's ware 'Satsuma shape' with early photographic print, Josiah Wedgwood and sons, Etruria, 1878 |
| Physical description | Sugar bowl, cream-coloured earthenware with cream glaze, rounded shape of sides, flat at front and back, with two handles, decorated with a transfer-printed photograph of countryside in sepia brown. |
| Dimensions |
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| Marks and inscriptions | WEDGWOOD
[Impressed]
C1165
[In red]
V
[Impressed] |
| Credit line | V&A Wedgwood Collection. Presented by Art Fund with major support from the National Lottery Heritage Fund, private donations and a public appeal. |
| Summary | Wedgwood’s ‘Satsuma’ shape was introduced in 1865, inspired by Japanese lacquer and metalwork shapes. The flat-sided design of this teaware range suited it to different styles of decoration, both at Etruria and by outside artists. |
| Associated objects |
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| Other number | 10277 - Wedgwood Museum Accession number |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | WE.9374-2014 |
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| Record created | March 2, 2023 |
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