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Museum purchase, 1986.176.0.3  Photograph by Gavin Ashworth.  © 2014 The Connecticut Historical…
Sugar Bowl
Museum purchase, 1986.176.0.3 Photograph by Gavin Ashworth. © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Society.

Sugar Bowl

PewtererMade by Frances Felton American, 1905 - 1976
Date1950-1970
MediumSheet pewter
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width with handles x depth): 2 3/4 x 4 x 3 1/8in. (7 x 10.2 x 7.9cm)
ClassificationsMetalware
Credit LineMuseum purchase
DescriptionPewter sugar bowl, part of a coffee service consisting of a coffeepot, creamer, and sugar bowl. Each object in the set is hexagonal, with straight sides that taper from bottom to top. Each has at least one solid, angular handle that is soldered to the body. Each is formed from a sheet of pewter that is beaten to the appropriate shape; one angled corner of each object is a soldered seam. The bottom is also formed from a pewter sheet that is soldered to the body.

The sugar bowl has two handles, one each on opposite sides of the body. The body of the sugar bowl has minor scratches.
Object number1986.176.0.3
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Museum purchase, 1986.176.0.1  Photograph by Gavin Ashworth.  © 2014 The Connecticut Historical…
Frances Felton
1950-1970
Museum purchase, 1986.176.0.2  Photograph by Gavin Ashworth.  © 2014 The Connecticut Historical…
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1950-1970
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