Name/Title
Rectangular Ironstone sugar bowl of the Meyers family, c. 1890Entry/Object ID
1997.1.63Description
ACC. NO. 97.1.63
SUBJECT CATEGORY: HOUSEHOLD
DATE OR PERIOD: CIRCA 1890
OBJECT: SUGAR BOWL
DESCRIPTION:
RECTANGULAR-SHAPED SUGAR BOWL, WITH REMOVABLE LID. SUGAR BOWL HAS UNUSUAL HANDLES IN THE FORM OF PORTRAITS OF WOMEN WHOSE FACES PROJECT OUTWARD, FORMING HANDLE GRIPS. THE LID, RECTANGULAR-SHAPED, HAS A DECORATIVE FINIAL WHICH SERVES AS A HANDLE. SUGAR BOWL IS OF UNMARKED WHITE-COLORED IRONSTONE.
SIZE: H 6" BOWL WITH LID W 4" x 5" OPENING BOWL WITHOUT LID
HISTORY OF OBJECT:
SUGAR BOWL THAT BELONGED TO THE HENRY H MEYERS' FAMILY.
ACQUIRED FROM:
ESTATE OF JEANETTE MEYERS
DATE: JANUARY 1, 1997
CATALOGED: APRIL 11, 1998