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Footed Sugar Bowl and Cover
Manufacturer: Probably Bakewell, Pears and Company (American, 1843-1880)
Date: 1865-1881
Dimensions:
H (with cover): 20.4 cm (8 1/32 in.); H (without cover): 13.0 cm (5 1/8 in.); Rim Diam: 10.9 cm (4 9/32 in.); Base Diam: 9.4 cm (3 11/16 in.)
Medium: Opal non-lead glass.
Classification: Glass
Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. Harold G. Duckworth
Object number: 1965.50
DescriptionBowl: bowl, stem, and upper part of foot pressed in a female mold of three vertical sections bearing the Mitre Diamond pattern, with a base plate that formed the lower edge of the foot and its concave underside, with a cap ring that formed the exterior side and upper edge of the Mitre Diamond rim, by a plain male plunger. The moldmarks extend from the side of the foot upward in a straight line to the horizontal edge of the rim. No pontil mark. Cover: pressed upside down in a one-piece female mold bearing the Mitre Diamond pattern that formed the cover, in conjunction with a one-piece female mold that formed the top of the finial, a three-piece female mold that formed the acorn cap and stem, and one-piece female mold that formed the circular base of the finial, with a cap ring that formed the rim, by a plain male plunger. No pontil mark.
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