Sauce Boat
ca. 1770-1775 (made)
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Sauce boat of soft-paste porcelain. Wavy edge, folded in at the sides and painted in underglaze blue on the upper surface with a floral pattern; moulded in relief with fluting and scrolls forming reserved panels in which are painted landscapes much blurred; inside a flowering spray, and diaper pattern at the lip.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Soft-paste porcelain, moulded in relief and painted in underglaze blue |
| Brief description | Sauce boat, soft-paste porcelain, moulded in relief and painted in underglaze blue, England, Isleworth (Middlesex), ca. 1770-75. |
| Physical description | Sauce boat of soft-paste porcelain. Wavy edge, folded in at the sides and painted in underglaze blue on the upper surface with a floral pattern; moulded in relief with fluting and scrolls forming reserved panels in which are painted landscapes much blurred; inside a flowering spray, and diaper pattern at the lip. |
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| Gallery label | Sauceboat, porcelain, painted in underglaze blue
English (Derby); about 1780
E. F. Broderip Gift |
| Credit line | Given by E. F. Broderip, Esq. |
| Production | Examined by Anton Gabszewicz ca. 1998, who considered it Isleworth. |
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| Bibliographic reference | For this sauceboat shape, see Nicholas Panes, British Porcelain Sauceboats of the 18th Century (2009), no. 353, where dated ca. 1770 |
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| Accession number | C.773-1924 |
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| Record created | May 21, 2009 |
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