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

Butter Boat

ca. 1765-1775 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Butter boat of soft-paste porcelain painted in enamels and moulded. Wavy edge and loop handle. Moulded in relief with arched panels reserved on a reeded ground. Painted with figures and furniture.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain painted in enamels and moulded
Brief description
Butter boat of soft-paste porcelain painted in enamels and moulded, Philip Christian & Co., Liverpool, ca. 1765-1775.
Physical description
Butter boat of soft-paste porcelain painted in enamels and moulded. Wavy edge and loop handle. Moulded in relief with arched panels reserved on a reeded ground. Painted with figures and furniture.
Dimensions
  • Without handle length: 10.8cm
  • Width: 6.9cm
Credit line
Given by E. F. Broderip, Esq.
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
For this sauceboat shape, see Nicholas Panes, British Porcelain Sauceboats of the 18th Century (2009), no. 319-320, where dated ca. 1768-72 and 1770-72
Collection
Accession number
C.843-1925

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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