Sauce Boat
ca. 1770 (made)
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Sauce boat of porcelain, painted with enamels and moulded in relief, and oval in shape with a loop handle and projecting lip, and on either side are groups of fruits and nuts below a band of rococo ornament, all in relief, and beneath the lip is a bouquet of flowers below scrolls in crimson, and flowers are scattered over the remaining surface.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Porcelain painted with enamels and moulded in relief |
| Brief description | Sauce boat of porcelain, painted with enamels and moulded in relief, and oval in shape with a loop handle and projecting lip, made by Bristol porcelain factory, Bristol, ca. 1770. |
| Physical description | Sauce boat of porcelain, painted with enamels and moulded in relief, and oval in shape with a loop handle and projecting lip, and on either side are groups of fruits and nuts below a band of rococo ornament, all in relief, and beneath the lip is a bouquet of flowers below scrolls in crimson, and flowers are scattered over the remaining surface. |
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| Credit line | Given by Lady Charlotte Schreiber |
| Object history | Purchased by Lady Charlotte Schreiber from Mr Carruther's sale, Christie's, for 8 shillings in May 1870 |
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| Other number | Sch. I 738 - Schreiber number |
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| Accession number | 414:742-1885 |
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| Record created | February 10, 2009 |
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