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Sugar bowl missing lid

Collection Type

  • Decorative arts

Date

1820-1840

GUSN

GUSN-15994

Description

Small sugar bowl missing lid part of a set of children's dishes. Fluted bulbous oval body with double tab handles. Black transfer-printed scene of a young woman wearing an Empire-style dress with a goat on a leash. Castle in background. Looping chain border.

Details

Descriptive Terms

sugar bowls
earthenware
glazing (coating)
transfer printing
buildings (structures)
castles (fortifications)
figure- and animal-derived motifs
goat
borders (ornament areas)
Gothic (Medieval)
women (female humans)
Bowl, Serving
Bowl, Sugar
Children's food service tools and equipment
Woman
Goat
Castle
Gothic Border
Bowl, Sugar

Inscription

"201" (printed)

Additional Identification Number

1944.313K

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

2 3/4 x 4 3/4 x 3 1/2 (HxWxD) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Mrs. Lucy Merriam Brigham

Accession Number

1944.313.10

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