Sugar Basin and Cover
ca. 1785 (made)
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Porcelain sugar bowl and cover painted in colour with landscapes within roundels, interspersed with a corn-stem motif. The borders are gilt.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Hard-paste porcelain panels, painted in enamels and gilt |
| Brief description | Porcelain sugar basin and cover from a coffee set, landscape and corn stem motif with gilt on white ground, Paris, ca. 1785 |
| Physical description | Porcelain sugar bowl and cover painted in colour with landscapes within roundels, interspersed with a corn-stem motif. The borders are gilt. |
| Marks and inscriptions | 's.' (painted in gold) |
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| Credit line | Bequeathed by Captain H. B. Murray |
| Production | Acquired as Souroux, Rue de la Roquette, on the basis of the mark, which was later considered to be a gilder's mark, not a factory mark. |
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| Accession number | C.2554&A-1910 |
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| Record created | June 7, 2004 |
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