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Marrakesh

Sugar Bowl
1992 (designed), 1996 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Sugar bowl and cover of buff stoneware, with mottled brown matt glaze and mosaic-like bands

Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Sugar Bowl
  • Cover
Titles
  • Marrakesh (manufacturer's title)
  • Sovereign (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Stoneware, coloured glazes
Brief description
Sugar bowl and cover, stoneware, 'Marrakesh' pattern, designed by Claire Bernard, 1992, made Denby, England, 1996
Physical description
Sugar bowl and cover of buff stoneware, with mottled brown matt glaze and mosaic-like bands
Dimensions
  • With lid height: 12.2cm
  • Without lid height: 7.7cm
  • With lid diameter: 9.9cm
  • Without lid diameter: 8.8cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'DENBY / ENGLAND' [within a rectangle] and 'FREEZER', 'DISHWASHER', 'OVEN SAFE', and 'MICROWAVE' around the sides of the rectangle (Printed)
  • 'DENBY MARRAKESH / OPEN SUGAR / [barcode] / 745606110301' (Paper label)
Credit line
Given by The Denby Pottery Company Ltd.
Object history
Shown by Denby and selected for acquisition by the Museum at the International Spring Fair, NEC, Birmingham, February 1996.
Bibliographic reference
Irene and Gordon Hopwood. Denby Pottery 1809-1997. Shepton Beauchamp: Richard Dennis, 1997
Collection
Accession number
C.37:1, 2-1998

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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