Casgliadau Arlein

Sucrier, earthenware, standing on a slightly spreading foot, circular bulbous body, a pewter lip-rim fitted to the mouth of the body, twin horizontal scroll handles to either side of the body, the two terminals of each handle moulded together to form a raised loop beneath the handle, stepped and domed pewter cover with several incised rings to it, rising to a disk shaped finial standing on a short pedestal, the cover joined to the metal lip-rim by a hinge at one end; the earthenware body of the sucrier covered all over inside and out with a dark blue glaze.