Sauce Boat
ca. 1752 (made)
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Sauce boat of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels. Moulded in the form of narrow overlapping leaves springing from a coiled stalk forming the handle. Small fruit in relief also spring from the stalk. The edges and mid-ribs of the leaves are picked out in green and crimson. Small insects are painted on the outside and a spray of flowers inside.
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Materials and techniques | Soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and moulded |
Brief description | Sauce boat of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and moulded, Worcester porcelain factory, Worcester, ca. 1752. |
Physical description | Sauce boat of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels. Moulded in the form of narrow overlapping leaves springing from a coiled stalk forming the handle. Small fruit in relief also spring from the stalk. The edges and mid-ribs of the leaves are picked out in green and crimson. Small insects are painted on the outside and a spray of flowers inside. |
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Credit line | Bequeathed by Herbert Allen |
Object history | One of a pair with C.364-1935. Copied from a Meissen original. |
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Accession number | C.364A-1935 |
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Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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