Sauce Tureen
ca. 1780 (made)
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The sauce tureen was similar to but smaller than a soup tureen, and was used for serving sauce or hot gravy. It first made its appearance in silver during the reign of George I. This example has an oval bowl and is accompanied by a matching stand with a raised centre, to protect the table from the heat of the contents and also to serve as a rest for the ladle. It is decorated with shallow fleeting and reeded borders. In the late 18th and early 19th centuries, sauce tureens were made both in silver and Sheffield plate.
Sheffield plate originated, with the discovery in 1742, that bars of silver and copper, in unequal proportions, fused by heating under pressure, could be rolled into sheets of laminated metal and worked like silver. The industry this material created flourished for about 100 years until superseded by electroplating in the 1840s.
Sheffield plate originated, with the discovery in 1742, that bars of silver and copper, in unequal proportions, fused by heating under pressure, could be rolled into sheets of laminated metal and worked like silver. The industry this material created flourished for about 100 years until superseded by electroplating in the 1840s.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 3 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Sheffield plate |
| Brief description | Sauce tureen with cover and stand, Sheffield plate, Sheffield, ca. 1780, |
| Physical description | Oval, the stand with fish tails ends and raised centre. The sauce boat with spreading feet and rising reeded handles, domed cover with knob. Decorated with shallow fleeting and reeded borders. Engraved with the arms of Sir John Blunden, 2nd Baronet of Castle Blunden. co. Kilkenny. |
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| Production type | Mass produced |
| Credit line | Miss M. B. Hudson Bequest |
| Production | Reason For Production: Retail |
| Summary | The sauce tureen was similar to but smaller than a soup tureen, and was used for serving sauce or hot gravy. It first made its appearance in silver during the reign of George I. This example has an oval bowl and is accompanied by a matching stand with a raised centre, to protect the table from the heat of the contents and also to serve as a rest for the ladle. It is decorated with shallow fleeting and reeded borders. In the late 18th and early 19th centuries, sauce tureens were made both in silver and Sheffield plate. Sheffield plate originated, with the discovery in 1742, that bars of silver and copper, in unequal proportions, fused by heating under pressure, could be rolled into sheets of laminated metal and worked like silver. The industry this material created flourished for about 100 years until superseded by electroplating in the 1840s. |
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| Accession number | M.338-1922 |
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| Record created | September 25, 2002 |
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