Butter Boat
1783-93 (made)
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Butter boat of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels. Wavy outline with a scroll handle. The base is moulded in relief with low gadroons. Painted with sprays of flowers in pink, green, red and lilac. The edge is reddish-brown.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and moulded |
| Brief description | Butter boat of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels, Caughley porcelain factory, probably enamelled at Chamberlain's factory, Worcester, ca. 1783-93 |
| Physical description | Butter boat of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels. Wavy outline with a scroll handle. The base is moulded in relief with low gadroons. Painted with sprays of flowers in pink, green, red and lilac. The edge is reddish-brown. |
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| Credit line | Given by E. F. Broderip, Esq. |
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| Bibliographic reference | For this pattern and an attribution of the enamelling to Chamberlain's works, see Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust, Caughley in Colour, exhibition catalogue, 2005, cat. 65-66 |
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| Accession number | C.952-1924 |
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| Record created | June 11, 2009 |
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