bowl, sugar
manufacturer: Josiah Wedgwood and Sons (English, estab. 1759); manufacturer: Etruria Works (English, estab. 1769, closed circa 1950);
circa 1800
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Description
sugar bowl, decorated with the Union pattern which was devised to mark the passage of the Act of Union, by which Ireland was brought into the United Kingdom"
Ireland depicted by the shamrock and harp. Scotland with a thistle and England a rose.
Ireland depicted by the shamrock and harp. Scotland with a thistle and England a rose.
Maker and role
manufacturer: Josiah Wedgwood and Sons (English, estab. 1759)
manufacturer: Etruria Works (English, estab. 1769, closed circa 1950)
manufacturer: Etruria Works (English, estab. 1769, closed circa 1950)
Production place
Stoke-on-Trent, England
Production date
circa 1800
Media description
black basalt
Measurements
55 x 105 mm
Inscriptions
attached tag states "Union bowl, Wedgwood circa 1800
Credit line
purchased with funds provided by Andrew Dixon, Melbourne (2013)
Project credit line
This digital record has been made available on TJC Collection Online through the generous support of The Friends of The Johnston Collection and Christine Bell
Accession number
A1279
TJC reference number
1623
