Sugar Sifter

ca. 1750 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Sugar sifter of tin-glazed earthenware painted in blue. Cylindrical with domed cover, attached by a screw, pierced with rosette-shaped perforations and surmounted by a knob in the form of a flower surrounded by foliage. Painted with a wide border of lambrequin ornament and with sprays of flowers

Object details

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Object type
Materials and techniques
Tin-glazed earthenware painted in colours, pierced and moulded
Brief description
Sugar sifter of tin-glazed earthenware painted in colours, Rouen pottery factory, Rouen, ca. 1750.
Physical description
Sugar sifter of tin-glazed earthenware painted in blue. Cylindrical with domed cover, attached by a screw, pierced with rosette-shaped perforations and surmounted by a knob in the form of a flower surrounded by foliage. Painted with a wide border of lambrequin ornament and with sprays of flowers
Dimensions
  • Height: 17.5cm
  • Diameter: 7.2cm
  • Weight: 0.210cm
Marks and inscriptions
(No mark)
Credit line
Given by J. H. Fitzhenry
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.637-1909

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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