Sauce Tureen
1791-1792 (made)
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The sauce tureen was a type of tureen, similar to but smaller than a soup tureen for serving sauce or hot gravy and first made its appearance in silver during the reign of George I. The bowl is usually of oval or canoe shape, having at each end a curved loop handle rising above the rim and with a domed cover with a finial, sometimes in the form of a lifting ring.
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Materials and techniques | Silver, with fluting and engraving |
Brief description | Silver, English |
Physical description | One of a pair. Silver, oval, urn shaped body with reeded handles and cover with urn shaped knob. Fluting on the upper part of the cover, lower part of the body and around the foot. |
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Gallery label | SAUCE TUREEN
London, 1791-2
Mark of Henry Chawner
Engraved with unidentified arms and crest
Lady Henriques Bequest
M.79A:1-2-1953 |
Credit line | Bequeathed by Lady Henriques |
Object history | Bequest - Lady Henriques Acquisition RF: 53 / 986 |
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Summary | The sauce tureen was a type of tureen, similar to but smaller than a soup tureen for serving sauce or hot gravy and first made its appearance in silver during the reign of George I. The bowl is usually of oval or canoe shape, having at each end a curved loop handle rising above the rim and with a domed cover with a finial, sometimes in the form of a lifting ring. |
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Accession number | M.79-1953 |
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Record created | September 30, 2004 |
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