Sugar Basin and Cover

ca. 1764-1770 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Sugar basin and cover of soft-paste porcelain, fluted. On each piece are three wreaths of flowers in relief and six broad stripes of blue. Base unglazed.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Sugar Basin
  • Cover
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain with decoration moulded in relief and painted in underglaze blue
Brief description
Sugar basin and cover, soft-paste porcelain with decoration moulded in relief and painted in underglaze blue, made by West Pans factory, Scotland, ca. 1764-1770
Physical description
Sugar basin and cover of soft-paste porcelain, fluted. On each piece are three wreaths of flowers in relief and six broad stripes of blue. Base unglazed.
Dimensions
  • Height: 13.3cm
  • Diameter: 13.3cm
Credit line
Given by E. F. Broderip, Esq.
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
Honey, W. B., Old English Porcelain: a handbook for collectors. London: Faber & Faber, 1948. p. 138
Collection
Accession number
C.726&A-1924

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Record createdMay 18, 2009
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