Sugar Bowl and Cover

ca. 1783-93 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Sugar bowl and cover of soft-paste porcelain, painted in underglaze blue and decorated with gilding. Reeded and has wavy rims. Decorated with blue flowers on vertical bands intertwined with gilt foliated sprays.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Sugar Bowl
  • Cover
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain painted in underglaze blue and gilded
Brief description
Sugar bowl and cover, soft-paste porcelain painted in underglaze blue and gilded, Caughley Porcelain Factory, Shropshire, probably gilded at Chamberlain's factory, Worcester, ca. 1783-93
Physical description
Sugar bowl and cover of soft-paste porcelain, painted in underglaze blue and decorated with gilding. Reeded and has wavy rims. Decorated with blue flowers on vertical bands intertwined with gilt foliated sprays.
Dimensions
  • Height: 12.1cm
  • Diameter: 11.7cm
Marks and inscriptions
's' (In blue)
Credit line
Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street
Subject depicted
Collection
Accession number
3347&A-1901

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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