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

Sauce Boat

ca. 1752 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

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.


Object details

Categories
Object type
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.
Dimensions
  • Height: 12.1cm
  • Length: 21.9cm
Credit line
Bequeathed by Herbert Allen
Object history
One of a pair with C.364-1935. Copied from a Meissen original.
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.364A-1935

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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