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Sugar bowl: C.2 & A-2010

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Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Factory: New Hall Porcelain Factory

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Description

Hybrid hard-paste porcelain, glazed, and gilded. Pattern 198

Hybrid hard-paste porcelain, moulded, glazed and gilded. Circular, of ogee form with ribbed sides, standing on a footring. The domed ribbed cover has a cone finial. The bowl is decorated inside with a horizontal gold band 1cm below the rim. On the outside it has a border comprising a continuous stem of stylized foliage, a horizontal band, and alternating pairs and single motifs formed by three dots with a narrow trefoil or fleur-de-lys above. A gold band runs round the edge of the rim, and there is another round the foot. The cover has a similar border, a gold circle around the junction of the knob and cover, and another a short distance further out. The knob is decorated with gold tear-drops falling from the summit. Pattern 198.

Notes

History note: Unknown before testator

Legal notes

Dr Milo Keynes Bequest, 2009

Measurements and weight

Height: 14.1 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (2009) by Keynes, W. M., Dr.

Dating

18th Century, Late
George III
Circa 1787 CE - 1792 CE

Components of the work

Decoration composed of gilding
Bowl Diameter 11.2 cm
Cover Diameter 12.8 cm

Materials used in production

presumed lead-glaze Glaze
Hybrid hard-paste porcelain

Techniques used in production

Moulding : Hybrid hard-paste porcelain, moulded, glazed and gilded
Glazing

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: 198
  • Location: On base
  • Method of creation: Painted in gold
  • Type: Pattern number

Inscription present: circular white paper stick-on label

  • Text: I.J.1
  • Location: On base
  • Method of creation: Hand-written in turquoise ink
  • Type: Label

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: C.2 & A-2010
Primary reference Number: 176633
Entry form number: 1027
Old object number: I.J.1

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 26 March 2024

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

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