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Sugar bowl
Charles Meigh factory
1843-1845
Category
Ceramics
Creator/Artist/Maker
Charles Meigh factory (Maker)
Place of Origin
Hanley; Staffordshire; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Stoneware (feldspathic, smear-glazed)
- Smear glaze
Museum Object Number
2005.0030.005 A, B
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Julia Bissell Leisenring
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Object Number
2005.0030.005 A, B
Object Name
Sugar bowl
Category
Ceramics
Creator (Role)
Charles Meigh factory (Maker)
Place of Origin
Hanley; Staffordshire; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Date
1843-1845
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Mark
Location: Underside
Inscription: Mold-applied mark with coat of arms above "REGISTERED" with a plaque below bearing: "March 17th 1843/ By CHARLES MEIGH/Hanley"; "6D" is impressed above
Mark/Signature: Yes
Materials
- Stoneware (feldspathic, smear-glazed)
- Smear glaze
Techniques
- Press-molded
Dimensions (inches)
5.748 (H) x 6.053 (L) x 4.695 (Diam)
Dimensions (centimeters)
14.6 (H) x 15.375 (L) x 11.925 (Diam)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Northern Ceramic Society. 1982 Stonewares and Stone Chinas of Northern England to 1851.
• Similar pattern on smearglaze Minster jug: no. 286, impressed "REGISTERED March 17th 1840 by CHARLES MEIGH, Hanley"Book: Godden, Geoffrey A. & Gibson, Michael. 1991 Collecting Lustreware.
• Silver luster tall apostle jug by Charles Meigh, c. 1845: p. 135, no. 82Web Site: Haggarty, George. Haggarty, George (2009) Belfield and Gordon's Potteries' Scotland Ceramic Resource Disk 8. The Northern Ceramic Society Journal, 26. National Museums Scotland 2015 http://repository.nms.ac.uk/305/
• Closely copied versions of Charles Meigh Apostle teapots and covered sugar bowl: pp. 109-112, from the site of the Belfield pottery Cuttle, Prestonpans, East Lothian, ScotlandBook: Northern Ceramic Society. 1982 Stonewares and Stone Chinas of Northern England to 1851.
• Explanation of smear-glazing process: pp. 109-110