Sauce Boat

ca. 1780-1790 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Sauce boat of soft-paste porcelain, in the form of a nautilus shell; moulded in relief with scallop shells on the sides and under the lip and scrolling foliage at the edge; snake handle; spreading foot incised with an irregular geometric pattern. Transfer-printed in underglaze blue, on both sides with a man in a landscape; line border within.

Object details

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Object type
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain, moulded in relief and transfer-printed in underglaze blue
Brief description
Sauce boat, in the form of a nautilus shell, soft-paste porcelain, moulded in relief and transfer-printed in underglaze blue, England (Liverpool), ca. 1780-90
Physical description
Sauce boat of soft-paste porcelain, in the form of a nautilus shell; moulded in relief with scallop shells on the sides and under the lip and scrolling foliage at the edge; snake handle; spreading foot incised with an irregular geometric pattern. Transfer-printed in underglaze blue, on both sides with a man in a landscape; line border within.
Dimensions
  • Length: 10.8cm
  • Width: 6cm
Credit line
Given by E. F. Broderip, Esq.
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.521-1924

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Record createdMay 7, 2009
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