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Sugar Bowl, Sugar Bowl from "Museum" Service, 1946

This is a sugar bowl. It was designed by Eva Zeisel and manufactured by Shenango Company and Castleton China Co.. It is dated 1946 and we acquired it in 2017. Its medium is porcelain. It is a part of the department.

This object was donated by Pat Moore. It is credited Gift of Pat Moore and Dr. Gene Grobman.

Its dimensions are

H x diam. (sugar bowl and lid): 8 × 12.2 cm (3 1/8 × 4 13/16 in.) H x diam. (sugar bowl): 6.5 × 12.2 cm (2 9/16 × 4 13/16 in.) H x diam. (sugar bowl lid): 4 × 10 cm (1 9/16 × 3 15/16 in.)

It has the following markings

Sugar bowl, on underside: in black: [1] Logo: Stylized lyre [2] MADE IN U.S.A. [3] CASTLETON [4] CHINA [5] REG. U.S. PAT. OFF. [6]Paper label: L51-02-23/O wrtten in pencil [loan number from Mingei International Museum, San Diego, CA, "Eva Zeisel: Extraordinary Designer at 100," 12/10/06-4/12/07.] Lid, on underside: Paper label: L51-02-23/P wrtten in pencil [loan number from Mingei International Museum, San Diego, CA, "Eva Zeisel: Extraordinary Designer at 100," 12/10/06-4/12/07.] No other marks.

Cite this object as

Sugar Bowl, Sugar Bowl from "Museum" Service, 1946; Designed by Eva Zeisel (American, b. Hungary, 1906–2011); Manufactured by Castleton China Co. (United States), Shenango Company; porcelain; H x diam. (sugar bowl and lid): 8 × 12.2 cm (3 1/8 × 4 13/16 in.) H x diam. (sugar bowl): 6.5 × 12.2 cm (2 9/16 × 4 13/16 in.) H x diam. (sugar bowl lid): 4 × 10 cm (1 9/16 × 3 15/16 in.); Gift of Pat Moore and Dr. Gene Grobman; 2017-75-2-a,b

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