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

Sauce Boat

ca. 1775 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Sauce boat of soft-paste porcelain, moulded with reserved panels and painted in underglaze blue with Chinese figures and flowers.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain, moulded and painted in underglaze blue
Brief description
Sauce boat, soft-paste porcelain, moulded and painted in underglaze blue, made by Lowestoft porcelain factory, England, ca. 1775
Physical description
Sauce boat of soft-paste porcelain, moulded with reserved panels and painted in underglaze blue with Chinese figures and flowers.
Dimensions
  • Height: 4.8cm
  • Length: 11.4cm
Style
Marks and inscriptions
'17' inside the foot
Credit line
Given by E. F. Broderip, Esq.
Production
Date given by John Howell 1981
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.370-1924

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Record createdApril 28, 2009
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