Sauce Boat

1776-80 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Sauce boat of soft-paste porcelain, fluted with scalloped edge; scroll handle. Painted in underglaze blue with flowers and leaves; diaper border within.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain, painted in underglaze blue
Brief description
Sauce boat, soft-paste porcelain, painted in underglaze blue, made by Caughley Porcelain Factory, England, ca. 1776-80
Physical description
Sauce boat of soft-paste porcelain, fluted with scalloped edge; scroll handle. Painted in underglaze blue with flowers and leaves; diaper border within.
Dimensions
  • Length: 15.2cm
  • Width: 8.9cm
Marks and inscriptions
'C' in underglaze blue
Credit line
Given by E. F. Broderip, Esq.
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic references
  • For this pattern see The Caughley Society, Caughley Blue & White Patterns (2012), cat. C37, where dated 1776-80
  • For this sauceboat shape, see Nicholas Panes, British Porcelain Sauceboats of the 18th Century (2009), no. 409-10, where dated ca. 1778-80
Collection
Accession number
C.451-1924

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Record createdMay 5, 2009
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