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An eighteen-piece tea service decorated with gray berries and leaves trimmed in gold.
Sugar Bowl
An eighteen-piece tea service decorated with gray berries and leaves trimmed in gold.
An eighteen-piece tea service decorated with gray berries and leaves trimmed in gold.
Tea Service, Rockingham Works, 1831-1842, porcelain, Telfair Museum of Art, Savannah, Georgia.

Sugar Bowl

Maker (British, 1745 - 1842)
Date1831 - 1842
Mediumporcelain
DimensionsSugar Bowl: 5 3/8 × 7 15/16 inches (13.7 × 20.2 cm)
Lid: 3 × 4 7/16 inches (7.6 × 11.3 cm)
Overall: 6 5/8 × 7 15/16 inches (16.8 × 20.2 cm)
MarkingsSugar bowl marked in red, on the bottom: 1500 [pattern number]
Credit LineGiven by Mrs. Reuben Clark.
Object numberOT1974.11.3.a-.b
On View
On view
CopyrightThe images and text contained on this page are owned by Telfair Museums or used by the Museum with permission from the owners. Unauthorized reproduction, transmission or display of these materials is prohibited with the exception of items deemed “fair use” as defined by U.S. and international copyright laws.Label TextThis sugar bowl is part of an 18 piece tea service decorated with gray berries and foliage with gold trim against a white ground. Rockingham Pottery (based in Swinton, South Yorkshire, England) was originally started in 1745, making utilitarian earthenware for the local market. Ownership eventually passed into the hands of the local Brameld family in 1806, with the backing of the local Earl Fitzwilliam. The pottery was renamed the Rockingham Works as a compliment to Earl Fitzwilliam's uncle, the Marquis of Rockingham. The Fitzwillliam family crest of a griffen was adopted as the factory mark. The Earl Fitzwilliam also stepped in to save the pottery in 1825 when it was almost bankrupt. It was around this time that the trademark Rockingham porcelain first went into production. High quality tea and dessert services in a wide variety of colors and patterns established a first class reputation for Rockingham ware during this period. Orders from royalty lead to the use of "Manufacturer to the King" in the factory mark from 1831-1837. The pottery closed in 1842. [Rice, D. G. The Illustrated Guide to Rockingham Pottery and Porcelain, London: Barrie & Jenkins, 1971]
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    An eighteen-piece tea service decorated with gray berries and leaves trimmed in gold.
    Rockingham Works
    1831 - 1842
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    1831 - 1842
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