Sugar Box and Cover
ca. 1740-1745 (made)
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Sugar box and cover of hard-paste porcelain. The oval bowl is of bombé form with a vertical rim. The body is enamelled mauve and decorated on either side by a harbour scene within a cartouche all in black enamel on a white ground. The shallow domed lid is enamelled en suite with the bowl and bordered by two gilt band. The finial is formed as a rabbit painted in brown.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Hard-paste porcelain, painted in enamels and gilt |
| Brief description | Sugar box and cover, hard-paste porcelain painted in enamel colours and gilt, Meissen porcelain factory, Germany, ca. 1740-45 |
| Physical description | Sugar box and cover of hard-paste porcelain. The oval bowl is of bombé form with a vertical rim. The body is enamelled mauve and decorated on either side by a harbour scene within a cartouche all in black enamel on a white ground. The shallow domed lid is enamelled en suite with the bowl and bordered by two gilt band. The finial is formed as a rabbit painted in brown. |
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| Credit line | Given by Michael Granger in memory of David Fishenden |
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| Accession number | C.147&A-1977 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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