Sauce Boat
ca. 1780-1790 (made)
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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.
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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. |
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Credit line | Given by E. F. Broderip, Esq. |
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Accession number | C.521-1924 |
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Record created | May 7, 2009 |
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