Lidded sugar bowl

1820-1840

Measurements

5-3/4 in x 6-1/2 in x 4-1/4 in

Materials

Glazed white earthenware

Credit Line

Historic Odessa Foundation, anonymous gift

Accession Number

2023.4

Provenance

The anonymous donor purchased the sugar bowl and related objects from Heather Higgins Antiques, Winnetka, Illinois.

Comments

Pink lusterware was among the most popular Staffordshire ceramics made for local consumption and export. The object form, slip-cast in a mold, was brightly painted, in this instance in shades of pink achieved by firing a metallic oxide glaze of gold.  In addition to striping and a stylized vine, this sugar bowl has a prominent stylized scene on the body sides and lid that were quickly executed and suggestive of Chinese decoration. Seams from the two-part mold are visible under the applied handles at each end.  The gadrooning around the foot is molded as well as picked out in the colored glaze.  Other objects—some from the same service and others from similar services—include a teapot, creamer, slop bowl, and cups and saucers with and without handles.