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Sauce Boat

ca. 1767 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Sauceboat of silver with chased and embossed decoration, standing on three curved feet, scroll handle at one end and spout at the other. The bosy is decorated with curved flutings and the feet with gadrooning.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Silver
Brief description
Silver, Dublin. ca.1767
Physical description
Sauceboat of silver with chased and embossed decoration, standing on three curved feet, scroll handle at one end and spout at the other. The bosy is decorated with curved flutings and the feet with gadrooning.
Dimensions
  • Height: 12cm
  • Length: 21.05cm
  • Depth: 10cm
  • Weight: 270.8g
Marks and inscriptions
  • Dublin marks ca.1767
  • Inscribed on the base with the initials: GS
Object history
Purchase - £10
Mirza Ysuff Khan
46 Guilford Street, Russel Square, WC1
Acquisition RF: 3429 / 1910
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
M.424-1910

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Record createdSeptember 10, 2004
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