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Sugar Bowl
Sugar Bowl
Sugar Bowl

Sugar Bowl

Designer (Rugby, England, born 1925)
Manufacturer (London, England, founded 1860)
Date1960-1975
Object NameBowl
Mediumelectroplated nickel silver
ClassificationsApplied Art
AcquisitionPurchased in 2010.
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDAG011381
About MeThis tea service includes a hot water jug, teapot, milk jug and sugar bowl, all shown here. The clean curving lines of the design and lack of decoration are typical of the Modernist style.

The designer, Eric Clements (b.1925), executed a number of ceremonial commissions throughout a distinguished career as an industrial designer and teacher. He was a consultant designer for Mappin & Webb Ltd, the firm which made this piece. He was also Head of the Industrial Design Department at the Birmingham School of Art and he ended his career as Dean of the Faculty of Art and Design at Wolverhampton