Sugar Bowl with Lid and Spoon

• Artist: Michael Graves (Designer)
• Medium: Porcelain
• Geographical Locations:
  • Japan
  • New York, New York, USA
• Dates: Designed 1987; Manufactured 1989-1990
• Dimensions: Sugar Bowl with Lid (a & b): 4 3/8 x 3 1/2 x 3 1/2 in. (11.1 x 8.9 x 8.9 cm) Spoon (c): 4 1/4 x 15/16 x 1/2 in. (10.8 x 2.4 x 1.3 cm)
• Markings: (a) On underside of cross-shaped base of bowl, printed in maroon in center: "Swid Powell / [illegible facsimile signature of designer] / © MICHAEL GRAVES 1987" (b) & (c) No marks.
• Signature: no signature
• Inscriptions: no inscriptions
• Collection: Decorative Arts
• Museum Location: Brooklyn Museum, BMA, 5Q12-LUCE, Unit 18, Shelf I
• Accession Number: 1990.34.3a-c
• Image: 1990.34.2_1990.34.3a-c_bw.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 0,

Catalogue Description:
Sugar bowl (a) with lid (b) and spoon (c), porcelain with vitreous glaze, transfer-printed decoration, and gilding. White spherical body (a) decorated with a band of green dots around mid-section; set on a maroon cross-shaped base. The circular, domed lid (b) has a small inverted U-shaped cutout on edge and a gilded spherical finial. White porcelain spoon (c) with deep circular bowl, squared, straight handle and ending in a flattened disk. CONDITION - Excellent original condition from manufacturer.