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Sugar bowl
Sugar bowl, deep cream-coloured earthenware, standing on a spreading waisted straight-sided foot-rim, rounded sides; the exterior of the bowl covered with silver lustre, this then decorated using lustre resist techniques with around the sides a number of motifs including a snake and a grasshopper or scorpion, a narrow cream band around the lip-rim, a plain silver lustre band around the interior lip-rim. Several narrow cracks to one side of the bowl.
Collection Area
Art
Item Number
NMW A 35297
Creation/Production
Unknown
Date: 19th century (early)
Acquisition
Bequest, 4/2/1942
Measurements
Height
(cm): 6.3
diam
(cm): 10.4
Height
(in): 2
diam
(in): 4
Techniques
wheel-thrown
forming
Applied Art
lustre, silver
decoration
Applied Art
wax-resist
decoration
Applied Art
glazed
decoration
Applied Art
Material
earthenware
glaze
Location
In store
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