Sugar Bowl and Lid

CultureEnglish
Titles
  • Sugar Bowl and Lid
Datec. 1750–1765
Made inEngland
MediumLead-glazed earthenware (black ware) with gilding
Dimensions4 3/8 × 4 1/2 in. diameter (11.1 × 11.4 cm)
Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, gift of Miss Ima Hogg
Object numberB.56.19.3.A,.B
Current Location
Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens
Ceramics Study Room
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Department
Bayou Bend
Object Type
DescriptionAlthough sometimes associated with the Shropshire town of Jackfield, this dark-bodied, black-glazed ware was made by potters in other places, including Staffordshire. It was most popular in the 1750s and 1760s. These wares often featured applied molded, or “sprigged,” decoration as well gilded decoration.
Provenance[Ginsburg & Levy, New York]; purchased by Miss Ima Hogg, June 8, 1956; given to MFAH, by 1966.
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