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Clare Leighton

Sugaring Plate,

Description

Maker

Title

Sugaring Plate

Medium

earthenware

Materials/Techniques

Dimensions

2.2 cm (7/8 inches) (height)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Marks: The verso has a title and description of the image and has the legend, "SUGARING/Before the ice and snow have departed the Vermont farmer taps his sugar maple trees for the flowing sweet sap as it rises from its winter retreat. Many gallons of sap are needed for crystallization into one pound of maple sugar, but the fame of the sugar remains undiminished since the days when the first rugged New Englander tasted this delectable harvest.”

Place

Place Made: England

Type

Credit

Mary B. Jackson Fund

Object Number

2004.89.5

About

Sugaring Plate
New England Industries

Marks: The verso has a title and description of the image and has the legend, "SUGARING/Before the ice and snow have departed the Vermont farmer taps his sugar maple trees for the flowing sweet sap as it rises from its winter retreat. Many gallons of sap are needed for crystallization into one pound of maple sugar, but the fame of the sugar remains undiminished since the days when the first rugged New Englander tasted this delectable harvest.”

Place Made: England

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