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Sauce Boat

ca. 1770 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Sauce boat of soft-paste porcelain painted in underglaze blue. Shell-shaped body with a scroll handle. Painted with Chinoiserie landscapes, figures and diapers.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain painted in underglaze blue
Brief description
Sauce boat of soft-paste porcelain painted in underglaze blue, William Duesbury & Co., Derby, ca. 1770
Physical description
Sauce boat of soft-paste porcelain painted in underglaze blue. Shell-shaped body with a scroll handle. Painted with Chinoiserie landscapes, figures and diapers.
Dimensions
  • Height: 10.2cm
  • Length: 11.7cm
Credit line
Given by E. F. Broderip, Esq.
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
For this sauceboat shape, see Nicholas Panes, British Porcelain Sauceboats of the 18th Century (2009), no. 160, where dated ca. 1770
Collection
Accession number
C.774-1924

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Record createdAugust 14, 2008
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