Sugar Dish
Dateca. 1820
Maker
Ralph Harding
1756 - 1832
MediumBlack basalt (dry-bodied) stoneware
DimensionsSugar Dish: OL (handle to handle): 5 1/8"; OW (body): 4 1/4"; OH (with lid): 4 1/8"; H (to lip): 2 15/16".
Credit LineGift of Terry K. Dunn
Object number2020-6,3A&B
DescriptionSugar dish of squat pear-shape with engine-turned decoration en suite with the teapot (2020-6,1) and cream jug (2020-6,2); short acanthus leaf lug handles extending up from waist to shoulder of body applied to opposite sides; low-domed lid topped by a pierced acorn knop or finial. Impressed mark HARDING on the underside of the piece along with the number 36; the body is glazed on the interior. Also known as Egyptian black ware.Mark(s)Impressed mark HARDING / 36
1790-1810
1820-1830
ca. 1755
