Bowl, Sugar
Parkdale - Maplewood Community Museum
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| Object Name: | Bowl, Sugar |
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| Category: | Serving vessel |
| Material: | Glass |
| Accession Number: | 2021.003 |
| Culture: | Canadian |
| Earliest Production Date: | 1907-01-01 |
| Latest Production Date: | 1907-12-31 |
| Description: | Round, clear glass with a handle on each side. Four red flowers with gold tail around middle of bowl. Looks like top ridge of bowl would have had gold trim at one time. |
| Narrative: | The sugar bowl was given to owner's son Henry & then given to his daughter (donor). It was used to put spoons in all the while donor was growing up. |
| History of Use: | A small bowl designed for holding sugar for tea or coffee, it is an integral part of a tea set. Sugar bowls were not part of the earlier sets and was introduced in 1680 by Marquise de Seven, a social critic. The bowls were known as sugar baskets during the era of Queen Anne and offered to the guests during afternoon tea. |
| Height: | 10.7 cm |
| Institution: |
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| Institution City: | Maplewood |
| Institution Province: | Nova Scotia |