Butter Boat
ca. 1765-1775 (made)
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Butter boat of soft-paste porcelain, wavy outline and edge, scroll handle, moulded in relief in arched panels, with leaves at the foot. Painted in enamel colours with flowering sprays both inside and outside.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Soft-paste porcelain, moulded in relief and painted in overglaze enamels |
| Brief description | Butter boat, soft-paste porcelain, moulded in relief and painted in overglaze enamels, England (Liverpool), Philip Christian, ca. 1765-1775 |
| Physical description | Butter boat of soft-paste porcelain, wavy outline and edge, scroll handle, moulded in relief in arched panels, with leaves at the foot. Painted in enamel colours with flowering sprays both inside and outside. |
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| Credit line | Given by E. F. Broderip, Esq. |
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| Bibliographic reference | For this sauceboat shape and decoration, see Nicholas Panes, British Porcelain Sauceboats of the 18th Century (2009), no. 319, where dated ca. 1768-72 |
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| Accession number | C.434-1924 |
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| Record created | May 1, 2009 |
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