Sugar bowl & cover
Dateca. 1745
OriginEngland, Staffordshire
MediumWhite salt-glazed stoneware
DimensionsOH: 3 5/8" O Diam: 3 9/16"
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1972-205,A&B
DescriptionCircular with molded relief panel decoration, each panel a different design: unicorn & reclining nude, hunter with 2 dogs, shield & running stag, 3 figures eating and drinking, 2 headed eagle, Atlas with cherubs, shield and other unidentifiable figures; lion and bust; birds & tiny figure with a sword in undistinguishable surrounding. Bowl has beaded rim, and blue underglaze splotchy decoration, sometimes in thick blobs. Cover has molded panels of flowers, beaded rim, and swan finial as well as splotchy underglaze blue decoration.1676 (dated)
1785-1830
1745-1765
1660-1680
Robert Morden (d. 1703)
1700
1850-1870, backed with ca. 1790 Copperplate
