111/1996-1

Collection

Ceramics

Brief description

Sugar bowl made from glazed hard-paste porcelain, decorated with a transfer-printed design of birds with cherry blossom and foliage on a turquoise ground, part of a tea service thought to date c.1880.

Object name

sugar bowl

Object number

111/1996-1

Production date

c.1880 (manufactured)

Period

Victorian (1837-1901)

Material

hard paste porcelain
glaze
gilding
paint

Technique

transfer printed
painted
glazed
gilded

Physical description

Sugar bowl, part of Aesthetic tea service, in porcelain. Has blue ground with transfer printed design of assorted birds with cherry blossom and foliage with gold rim, with white base. Sugar bowl has slightly convex sides with gilt band inside rim.

Dimensions

Diameter: 15.4cm
Height: 7.9cm

Website keywords

Eating, drinking and smoking
tea, coffee and chocolate drinking