Sauce Boat
ca. 1745 (made)
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Sauce boat of salt-glazed stoneware, boat-shaped with a four-lobed moulded foot, and moulded at either end with fishes whose open mouths form spouts, and on either side is a handle in the form of a scaly-bodied animal rising above the rim, and moulded in low relief with circles flanked by spandrils, containing on one side a small fish and a bird and foliation, and on the other side, two floral sprays.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Salt-glazed stoneware and moulded |
| Brief description | Sauce boat of salt-glazed stoneware, boat-shaped with a four-lobed moulded foot, and moulded at either end with fishes whose open mouths form spouts, and on either side is a handle in the form of an animal, maker unknown, made in Staffordshire, ca. 1745. |
| Physical description | Sauce boat of salt-glazed stoneware, boat-shaped with a four-lobed moulded foot, and moulded at either end with fishes whose open mouths form spouts, and on either side is a handle in the form of a scaly-bodied animal rising above the rim, and moulded in low relief with circles flanked by spandrils, containing on one side a small fish and a bird and foliation, and on the other side, two floral sprays. |
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| Credit line | Given by Lady Charlotte Schreiber |
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| Other number | Sch. II 118 - Schreiber number |
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| Accession number | 414:896-1885 |
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| Record created | February 23, 2009 |
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