Belleek & Willets porcelain creamer & sugar bowl of Anne Macdonald, c. 1899

Ceramic

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Alameda Museum & Meyers House and Gardens

Name/Title

Belleek & Willets porcelain creamer & sugar bowl of Anne Macdonald, c. 1899

Entry/Object ID

1990.12.20

Description

Acc. No. 90.12.20 a. & b. Subject Category: Household (decorative) Date or Period: c. 1899-90 Object: Sugar & creamer Description: Unusually shaped & designed porcelain creamer & sugar bowl, signed "Belleek (American) & "Willets." Pseudo basket weave design with transfer flowers (accentuated by hand) and sponge gold brins. Open sugar. Size: a-pitcher H-3 1/2 inches, b-sugar bowl H-2 x C-3 inches. History of Object: American Belleek sugar & creamer belonging to the Macdonald family, old time residents of Alameda. Acquired from: Museum Acquisition Fund Date: 2-10-1990 Note: Creamer and sugar given to Anne M. Macdonald. Born S.F. Oct. 3, 1899 as a baptismal gift from her godparents.