Sugar Bowl and Cover

• Artist: Union Porcelain Works (Manufacturer)
• Medium: Porcelain
• Geographical Location: New York City, New York, USA
• Dates: ca. 1876
• Dimensions: Height: 4 1/2 in. (11.4 cm) Diameter of base: 2 3/4 in. (7 cm)
• Markings: Painted in red on bottom over glaze: "U.P.W." with "S" below.
• Signature: no signature
• Inscriptions: no inscriptions
• Collection: Decorative Arts
• Museum Location: BMA, EXHIBITION-5, American 5P19
• Accession Number: 68.87.30a-b
• Image: "Group", 68.87.29a-b_68.87.30a-b_68.87.31_68.87.32a-b_SL1.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 0,

Catalogue Description:
Sugar bowl and cover, part of tête-à-tête tea set (68.87.28-.32), hard paste porcelain. Henna ground with floral design, two white panels with flowers and butterflies, supported by four white rabbit feet, two handles composed of white doves resting on a pitcher plant. The top knob is in the shape of an African-American boy's head. Condition: Good