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C1986-1133
Sugar bowl & cover from partial tea service
C1986-1133

Sugar bowl & cover from partial tea service

Date1760-1775
Maker Worcester Porcelain Manufactory
MediumPorcelain, soft-paste
DimensionsOH(w/cover): 4 5/8" OH: 4 9/16", OW: 4 5/8"
Credit LineGift of Mr. & Mrs. John A. Williams.
Object number1986-227,2A&B
DescriptionDeep bowl with cylindrical foot ring, reeded body and cover, floral finial on slightly domed lid; underglaze blue border around rim and cover edge with line filled trapazoids with dark flowers hanging down and light flowers alternating between them; simpler floral and leaf border around footring and finial
Label TextThe Worcester Porcelain Manufactory, perhaps the most prolific porcelain manufacturer in England during the eighteenth century, produced a wide range of table and tea wares. The firm was especially adept at developing a seemingly endless number of patterns using molded, painted, and transfer-printed decoration applied to an array of basic shapes.

This sugar bowl survives with a matching teapot and cover.
InscribedNo
MarkingsNo
ProvenanceMr. & Mrs. John A. Williams, Charlottesville, VA