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Sugar Bowl

Collection Type

  • Decorative arts

Date

ca. 1820

GUSN

GUSN-5516

Description

A) Globular shape, ring foot, applied S-shape handles, decorated with freehand willow type landscape vignettes, blue on white. B) Dome shaped lid with ball knop, decorated with blue and white landscape vignette.

Details

Descriptive Terms

sugar bowls
painting (image-making)
hand-painted
porcelain
Porcelain
Painted
BOWL, SUGAR

Associated Building

Original to Rundlet-May House (Portsmouth, N.H.),

Maker

Unknown

Location of Origin

China

Dimensions

3 (H) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Ralph May

Accession Number

1971.822AB

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