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Sugar Bowl and Cover

ca. 1785 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Sugar bowl and cover of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded. On each side is a still-life of fruit stippled in soft colours, with tree-trunks and clouds behind. Unglazed inside.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Sugar Bowl
  • Cover
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded
Brief description
Sugar bowl and cover of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded, Buen Retiro porcelain factory, Madrid, ca. 1785.
Physical description
Sugar bowl and cover of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded. On each side is a still-life of fruit stippled in soft colours, with tree-trunks and clouds behind. Unglazed inside.
Dimensions
  • Height: 10.2cm
Marks and inscriptions
A small fleur de lys (In blue enamel)
Credit line
Bequeathed by J.A. Tulk
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.69&A-1956

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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