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Sugar Bowl & Ladle with a Small Fruit Plate

Visit the Hartley Greens Pottery Shop to purchase the Sugar Bowl & Ladle with a Small Fruit Plate

The Sugar Bowl & Ladle with a Small Fruit Plate manufactured by Hartley Greens & Co Leeds Pottery

Sugar Bowl & Ladle here with a Small Fruit Plate 

The Sugar Bowl & Ladle, based on the original dated late 18th Century, made from earthenware and glazed pale cream, this kind of pottery is commonly described as Creamware, Pearlware, Leedsware, China Glaze or even Salt Glaze. Pottery of this type has often wrongly been described as porcelain but not to be understated, creamware was described by, L. M. Solon one of the earliest and best of the writer/collectors as, having "exemplified what genuine old English art had been in its pristine days". 

The manufacture of Creamware has continued from the 18th Century through to the present day. Creamware in the 18th and 19th Centuries was particularly well thought of by the newly emerging 'Middle Class Society'. The wealth created by this society had resulted from the benefits of increased trade during the early part of the English industrial revolution, wealth which continued through to the Victorian era. The elegance of Creamware was considered to be highly admired, indeed very necessary on the meal table if you was looking to impress your guests. The Middle Class amassed large amounts of this ornate range, with pieces specifically designed for each of the many courses of the meal. Antique and new items of the range are considered to this day to be very collectable.  

This elegant piece was designed for holding and the sifting of the coarse sugar available at that time. The bowl is circular on a high spreading foot, the lower part of the body is fluted, the upper part plain with a turned ribbed border at the rim. The domed lid with panels of pierced  openwork, often described as pierced ware, this piercing is usually with crown shapes and alternating flower shapes, it has a large flower knob with leaf and bud terminal. The circular stand has convex rim and is pierced with panels of pierced  openwork. The Ladle has a pierced bowl for sifting and a curved foliate handle. Examples of The Sugar Bowl & Ladle can be seen in museums throughout the world, and in England local to the old pottery site at Temple Newsam House Leeds. The current production of this exquisite piece can be purchased in the Leeds Pottery shop at www.worldwideshoppingmall.co.uk see this and many other historic items at the Mall. 

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