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

Sauce Boat

ca. 1758-62 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Sauce boat of soft-paste porcelain, wavy outline and edge; scroll handle. Painted in underglaze blue with pine trees, peonies and palisade in Chinese style.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain, painted in underglaze blue
Brief description
Sauce boat, soft-paste porcelain, painted in underglaze blue, made by Vauxhall porcelain factory, England (London), ca. 1758-62
Physical description
Sauce boat of soft-paste porcelain, wavy outline and edge; scroll handle. Painted in underglaze blue with pine trees, peonies and palisade in Chinese style.
Dimensions
  • Length: 12.7cm
  • Width: 7.6cm
Style
Credit line
Given by E. F. Broderip, Esq.
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
For this sauceboat or pattern, see Nicholas Panes, British Porcelain Sauceboats of the 18th Century (2009), cat. 280, where dated ca. 1758-62
Collection
Accession number
C.464-1924

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Record createdMay 5, 2009
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