Swan Sugar Bowl
c. 1820
19th Century
5 3/4 in. x 8 in. x 4 in.
Unidentified,
Object Type:
Decorative Art
Medium and Support:
earthenware
Credit Line:
Florence Griswold Museum; Gift of the Old Lyme-Phoebe Griffin Noyes Library, from the Evelyn McCurdy Salisbury Collection
Accession Number:
1981.31.a&b
An English black, "Basaltware" sugar bowl in the shape of a swan. The "back of the swan opens to reveal the bowl inside. The swan's neck is bent to form the handle.