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Sugar bowl with cover
Sugar bowl, earthenware, standing on a spreading waisted foot-rim with a band of beading around it, bulbous reeded lower body sloping inwards at the shoulder to a concave neck, flaring lip-rim, two bands of beading around the shoulder, the neck moulded with raised alternating foliate sprays and shell ornaments, a band of beading around the lip-rim, to either side of the body twin moulded shell handles, high bell-shaped cover with nipple-topped finial with a pierced steam hole through it, a narrow band of beading around the sides of the cover, the top of the cover reeded; the sugar bowl and cover covered all over with silver lustre.
Collection Area
Art
Item Number
NMW A 35321
Creation/Production
Unknown
Date: 19th century (early)
Acquisition
Bequest, 4/2/1942
Measurements
Height
(cm): 14.1
diam
(cm): 11.2
Width
(cm): 13.3
Height
(in): 5
diam
(in): 4
Width
(in): 5
Techniques
slip-cast
forming
Applied Art
press-moulded
forming
Applied Art
assembled
forming
Applied Art
lustre, silver
decoration
Applied Art
glazed
decoration
Applied Art
Material
earthenware
glaze
Location
In store
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