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Sugar Bowl from Creamer and Sugar Bowl

Decorative Arts and Design

MEDIUM Porcelain
DATES ca. 1889–1896
DIMENSIONS height: 1 11/16 in. (4.2 cm) diameter: 4 1/2 in. (11.4 cm)  (show scale)
MARKINGS no marks
SIGNATURE not signed
INSCRIPTIONS no inscriptions
ACCESSION NUMBER 1995.92.2
CREDIT LINE Purchased with funds given by the friends of Emma Lewis in her honor
CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION Sugar Bowl: Porcelain, shallow circular dish with sloping rim. Lower section of body is reeded to a height of one-third on short side of dish and two-third height on tall side of dish. Reeds ornamented with blue-gray chevrons. Above reeds, ground is pale pink, ornamented with dark red scrolling vines and leaves, highlighted in gilt and dark brown and shadowed in blue-gray. Above is band of dark red with raised gilt, irregular ornament. Rim is gilded and interior is pale pink. CONDITION - Undamaged.
MUSEUM LOCATION This item is not on view
CAPTION Ceramic Art Company. Sugar Bowl from Creamer and Sugar Bowl, ca. 1889–1896. Porcelain, height: 1 11/16 in. (4.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Purchased with funds given by the friends of Emma Lewis in her honor, 1995.92.2. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , 1995.92.1_1995.92.2_bw.jpg)
IMAGE group, 1995.92.1_1995.92.2_bw.jpg.
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Ceramic Art Company. <em>Sugar Bowl from Creamer and Sugar Bowl</em>, ca. 1889–1896. Porcelain, height: 1 11/16 in. (4.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Purchased with funds given by the friends of Emma Lewis in her honor, 1995.92.2. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , 1995.92.1_1995.92.2_bw.jpg)