Sauceboat
ca. 1760-70 (made)
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| Place of origin |
This sauceboat was produced at the kilns of Jingdezhen in southeast China in about 1760-70, and made specifically for export. The shape copies a sauceboat made at Bow in between 1756 and 1770.
In the 18th century Europeans greatly admired the white and resistant body of Chinese porcelain, available at low cost, but in addition to traditional shapes and designs, they also ordered tableware and household objects made in imitation of western items. The East India trading companies supplied models and patterns from Europe to Chinese potters who could copy them using local resources.
In the 18th century Europeans greatly admired the white and resistant body of Chinese porcelain, available at low cost, but in addition to traditional shapes and designs, they also ordered tableware and household objects made in imitation of western items. The East India trading companies supplied models and patterns from Europe to Chinese potters who could copy them using local resources.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Porcelain painted in underglaze blue |
| Brief description | Porcelain sauceboat, decorated in underglaze blue with flower sprays and cell-diaper border, Jingdezhen, China, ca. 1760-70 |
| Physical description | Boat-shaped with wavy rim and loop handle with thumb-piece and detatched heart-shaped terminal, the outside moulded with flowers; painted in underglaze blue beneath the pouring with a flower spray. The interior is painted in underglaze blue with flower-sprays and with cell-diaper border. |
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| Gallery label | Chinese blue-and-white porcelain
in European shapes
China, (39) about 1770; (40) 1760–70
Museum nos. FE.30-1977, Miss Dorothy B. Simpson Bequest; C.16-1969(September 2009) |
| Historical context | This is a copy of a sauceboat made at Bow ca. 1756-70. |
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| Summary | This sauceboat was produced at the kilns of Jingdezhen in southeast China in about 1760-70, and made specifically for export. The shape copies a sauceboat made at Bow in between 1756 and 1770. In the 18th century Europeans greatly admired the white and resistant body of Chinese porcelain, available at low cost, but in addition to traditional shapes and designs, they also ordered tableware and household objects made in imitation of western items. The East India trading companies supplied models and patterns from Europe to Chinese potters who could copy them using local resources. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | C.16-1969 |
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| Record created | March 25, 2003 |
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