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

Sauce Boat

ca. 1755 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Sauce boat of soft-paste porcelain, with wavy edge, scroll handle; the outside moulded in relief with scrollwork forming panels, in which are painted in underglaze blue with Chinoiserie landscapes. Inside, flowers and diaper borders; a landscape with angler at the bottom.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain with decoration moulded in relief and painted in underglaze blue
Brief description
Sauce boat, soft-paste porcelain with decoration moulded in relief and painted in underglaze blue, England, Worcester porcelain factory, ca. 1755
Physical description
Sauce boat of soft-paste porcelain, with wavy edge, scroll handle; the outside moulded in relief with scrollwork forming panels, in which are painted in underglaze blue with Chinoiserie landscapes. Inside, flowers and diaper borders; a landscape with angler at the bottom.
Dimensions
  • Length: 14cm
  • Width: 7.9cm
Style
Marks and inscriptions
'E' or a trident head
Credit line
Given by E. F. Broderip, Esq.
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.764-1924

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Record createdMay 21, 2009
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