{"id":1572,"date":"2010-05-28T10:26:55","date_gmt":"2010-05-28T15:26:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/?p=1572"},"modified":"2011-02-25T10:06:02","modified_gmt":"2011-02-25T15:06:02","slug":"pearlware-sugar-bowl-c-1825","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/?p=1572","title":{"rendered":"Pearlware sugar bowl, c.1825"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>One of the most unusual repairs I have seen can be found on this early 19th century English pearlware sugar bowl with strap handles. Both sides are decorated with the same cobalt blue transfer decoration of a sheep shearer in a pastoral setting.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_3509.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1575\" title=\"IMG_3509\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_3509.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"298\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_3509.jpg 400w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_3509-300x223.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Sugar bowl measures 3&#8243; high by 5&#8243; wide.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_7212.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5450\" title=\"IMG_7212\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_7212.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"325\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_7212.jpg 400w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_7212-300x243.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>After a hole bore through the thin-walled ceramic bottom, a clever restorer used a small piece of glass as a patch. An early paper label reads &#8220;ENGLISH SOFT PASTE 1770&#8221;, incorrectly dating the piece to be about 55 years older than it actually is.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_17801.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1576\" title=\"IMG_1780\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_17801.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"303\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_17801.jpg 400w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_17801-300x227.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The underside of the sugar bowl reveals a glass patch held in place with putty. Although not an attractive repair, it was probably a quick fix and has lasted longer than the owner most likely anticipated.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_3510.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1577\" title=\"IMG_3510\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_3510.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"399\" height=\"345\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_3510.jpg 399w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_3510-300x259.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 399px) 100vw, 399px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One of the most unusual repairs I have seen can be found on this early 19th century English pearlware sugar bowl with strap handles. Both sides are decorated with the same cobalt blue transfer decoration of a sheep shearer in a pastoral setting. Sugar bowl measures 3&#8243; high by 5&#8243; wide. 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