Pottery sugar bowl; E.J. Birch Black Basalt. With lid; Cup-shaped sugar bowl with earthenware lid; Black Basalt. The pot has a lid with a knob shaped like a seated woman with her left arm resting on a barrel. The lower half of the pot is ribbed and above it is a relief image of allegorical women and music-making children. The pot is marked.; Edmund John Birch; Hanley; c. 1790 - c. 1810; earthenware; h 12.1 cm h 7.7 cm x w 10.5 cm x d 10.6 cm x d 8.0 cm h 5.7 cm d 9.8 cm