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1936

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Sugar Bowl Sugar Bowl

This is a sugar bowl. It is dated 1781–1789 and we acquired it in 1936. Its medium is hard paste porcelain, vitreous enamel, gold. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.

This object was donated by George B. McClellan and Georgiana L. McClellan. It is credited Gift of George B. and Georgiana L. McClellan.

Its dimensions are

H x W x D: 8 × 10.6 × 11.1 cm (3 1/8 × 4 3/16 × 4 3/8 in.) H x diam.: 5.4 × 10.8 cm (2 1/8 × 4 1/4 in.)

It has the following markings

Underside: [1] "RUE DE BONDI" surrounding crown mark, stamped in red [2] "437", printed in black on rectangular sticker surrounded by broken line

It is inscribed

Uninscribed

Cite this object as

Sugar Bowl Sugar Bowl; hard paste porcelain, vitreous enamel, gold; H x W x D: 8 × 10.6 × 11.1 cm (3 1/8 × 4 3/16 × 4 3/8 in.) H x diam.: 5.4 × 10.8 cm (2 1/8 × 4 1/4 in.); Gift of George B. and Georgiana L. McClellan; 1936-13-26-a,b

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