A white porcelain sugar bowl with an oblong, octagonal shaped body decorated with a vine of pink roses, 's' tendrils and blue flowers. A thin gilt band wraps around the body at the chamfered edge. Below the gilt band at the short sides of the body, are gilt knob handles. Above the gilt band is the bowl opening covered by the separate lid. The lid, also decorated with a rose vine, features a gilt band around the rim and is capped with a mushroom-shaped handle.
Meissen porcelain factory, Meissen, Germany
Provenance
Miss Mary E. Herr [donor] Given in memory of her sister Mrs. John Malone.
1961 Brigadier General J. Steinhoff visited Wheatland and dated tea set 1709-1729. His research found that the porcelain was from the town of Meissen, Germany and originally created for the household of Augustus Rex, called August the Strong, was Elector of Saxony from 1694 as well as King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania in the years 1697–1706 and from 1709 until his death in 1733. He belonged to the Albertine line of the House of Wettin.
Pearlware bowl, thrown with applied scallopped edge and sprig ring ornament applied to sides. Handpainted and sponged Polychrome painted decoration, peacock motif. Labels on bottom removed, "Leeds Sugarbowl" and "15B"
Molded pearlware bowl (a) with lid (b). Hand painted and transfer printed Cobalt blue floral print decoration covers all of exterior. Two baskets with flowers on sides. Rectangular handles are part of the piece.
Glazed soft paste porcelain Gaudy Welsh sugar bowl (A) with lid (B). Handpainted inverted tulips of red and yellow are interspersed with 3 large, dominating deep blue scalloped motifs decorated with copper lustre painted floral decoration. Squat pot-bellied body sits on a low squarish pedestal with scalloped edging. Two molded angular applied handles. Top has round mouth with flared collar extends outward. Domed lid has squarish molded knob finial. Darkened remnant of paper sticker with blurred writing, perhaps "-caster/ --ea set/ --1825."
Provenance
Collected by Harpo and Susan Marx during visits back East from CA. Donated to Heritage Center.
Creamware sugar bowl has apple shaped body with a flaring foot ring and rim. Both lid and bowl are decorated by hand with wide bands of blue and thin rings of red. Sides of bowl have blue flower alternating with smaller leaf sprigs. Lid has low dome topped with a knob resembling a pepperment life saver. Three leaf sprigs spaced around the knob on dome.
Paper sticker on bottom has pencil inscription: "no./ ace/ no".
Reportedly used by donor's great-great-grandmother, Sally, wife of Andrew Ellicott.
A 3 1/2" long section of rim is broken off. One broken piece saved in bowl. Extremely strong brown stain covers most of bowl except for several patches. Same stains sprinkled around bottom of lid. Glazing imperfections such as on top of lid. A 1 3/4" long hairline crack extends up side from base. Dark soil adhering to bottom of foot ring. Bowl has some wear around shoulder.