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On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 139, The Curtain Foundation Gallery

Sauce Boat

ca. 1785-ca. 1790 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Sauce boat of soft-paste porcelain, moulded with shells and dolphins in relief, painted in green, red, yellow and black with sprays of flowers.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain with decoration moulded in relief and painted in enamels
Brief description
Sauce boat, soft-paste porcelain with decoration moulded in relief and painted in enamels, made by Lowestoft porcelain factory, England, ca. 1785-1790
Physical description
Sauce boat of soft-paste porcelain, moulded with shells and dolphins in relief, painted in green, red, yellow and black with sprays of flowers.
Dimensions
  • Height: 7.9cm
  • Length: 9.8cm
Credit line
Given by E. F. Broderip, Esq.
Production
Date given by John Howell 1981
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.296-1924

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Record createdApril 23, 2009
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