Sauce Boat
ca. 1775-80 (made)
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Sauce boat of porcelain, painted with enamels and moulded in relief, and of oval form with a curved projecting lip and loop handle moulded with foliage and bead ornament, and on either side is a festoon of flowers in relief, enclosing a bouquet and painted sprays, and floral sprays are also painted beneath the lip and handle.
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 of oval form with a curved projecting lip and loop handle, made by Bristol porcelain factory, Bristol, ca. 1775-80 |
| Physical description | Sauce boat of porcelain, painted with enamels and moulded in relief, and of oval form with a curved projecting lip and loop handle moulded with foliage and bead ornament, and on either side is a festoon of flowers in relief, enclosing a bouquet and painted sprays, and floral sprays are also painted beneath the lip and handle. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | A cross (In overglaze blue) |
| Credit line | Given by Lady Charlotte Schreiber |
| Object history | One of a pair with 414:746-1885 (Sch. I 740). These two pieces were purchased by Lady Charlotte Schreiber from MacCarthy, Cheltenham for £1 in January 1869 |
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| Bibliographic reference | For this sauceboat shape, see Nicholas Panes, British Porcelain Sauceboats of the 18th Century (2009), no. 393, where dated ca. 1775-80 |
| Other number | Sch. I 740A - Schreiber number |
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| Accession number | 414:746/A-1885 |
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| Record created | February 10, 2009 |
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