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Child's Lidded Sugar Bowl

MakerAttributed to William Adams & Sons (English, 1819 - 1865)

Original OwnerOriginally owned by Sophronia Palmer (American, 1799 - 1866)

Original OwnerOriginally owned by Elsie Boardman Reynolds (American, 1879 - 1962)

Dateabout 1840-1850

MediumMechanically-molded ironstone

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width x depth): 3 1/2 x 3 3/4 x 3 1/8in. (8.9 x 9.5 x 7.9cm)

ClassificationsCeramics

Credit LineGift of the estate of Elsie B. Reynolds

Object number1962.47.1.3a,b

DescriptionSmall, white, ironstone lidded sugarbowl, part of a child's tea service, of which twenty-one pieces survive: a teapot, a cream pitcher, a sugar, five cups, six saucers, and six bread-and-butter plates. Each piece in the set is decorated with four or six medium blue sprig-molded designs of fine detail, alternating between two vines twisted together with clusters of grapes and a single vine with a cluster of grapes. The bottom of each saucer in the group is impressed with the mark "GRANITE WA&S", and the bottom of the bread-and-butter plates is marked "ADAMS".

Sugar Bowl (.3a): The baluster-shaped, octagonal sugar bowl has sprig-molded decorations applied to the sides. There are two mold lines on the body of the sugar bowl. On each side there is an applied handle, also with mold lines, one of which has broken off. The surface of the sugar bowl shows mild crazing.

Lid (.3b): The fluted, octagonal, domed lid is also ornamented with blue sprig-molded decorations applied to the top surface. A small, knob-shaped finial is located in the center of the lid. The surface of the lid shows mild crazing.

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