Sugar Bowl from Alveston Teaset: M.8.4-2009

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Sugar Bowl from Alveston Teaset

Maker(s)

Factory: Old Hall Tableware Ltd
Designer: Welch, Robert

Entities

Sugar bowl
sugar basin

Categories

Metalwork

Description

Stainless steel

Stainless steel. Circular with narrow base, carrinated sides, and narrow shoulder. Accompanied by original cardboard box.

Notes

History note: Purchased by the donor in Oxford about 1970

Legal notes

Given by Allan Walton

Measurements and weight

Height: 5.5 cm
Width: 10.3 cm

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Place(s) associated

Walsall ⪼ Staffordshire ⪼ England

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (2009-10-12) by Walton, Allan

Dating

Circa 1965 CE - 1970 CE

School or Style

Materials used in production

Stainless steel

Inscription or legends present

Inscription present: triangular stick-on label quartered in black and silver, with the first two words in black on the top left silver quarter and the other words on the lower right quarter

Text: steel/appeal and selected for the/DESIGN/CENTRE/LONDON
Location: On base
Method of creation: Printed in black and silver
Type: Label

Inscription present: rectangular white paper label

Text: 895/5/3/£10.25/6-1111 5
Location: On base
Method of creation: Hand-written in black biro
Type: Label

Identification numbers

Accession number: M.8.4-2009
Primary reference Number: 169670
Entry form number: 1033
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Thursday 1 November 2012

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

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            University of Cambridge}}

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