Sauce Boat thumbnail 1

Sauce Boat

ca. 1765-1770 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Sauce boat of soft-paste porcelain, with wavy rim and loop handle. The outside is moulded in relief with roses and columbines. The inside is painted in underglaze blue with flowers and a border of rosette pattern round the rim. A spray of flowers on the underside of the mouth. Blue border round the exterior rim and foot.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Phosphatic soft-paste porcelain, press-moulded and painted in underglaze blue
Brief description
Sauce boat, phosphatic soft-paste porcelain, press-moulded and painted in underglaze blue, made by Bow Porcelain Factory, England, ca. 1765-1770
Physical description
Sauce boat of soft-paste porcelain, with wavy rim and loop handle. The outside is moulded in relief with roses and columbines. The inside is painted in underglaze blue with flowers and a border of rosette pattern round the rim. A spray of flowers on the underside of the mouth. Blue border round the exterior rim and foot.
Dimensions
  • Height: 7.6cm
  • Width: 8.9cm
  • Length: 18.5cm
Style
Credit line
Given by E. F. Broderip, Esq.
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
Young, Hilary. English porcelain, 1745-95: its makers, design, marketing and consumption. London: V&A Publications, 1999 (Printed by Clifford Press). ISBN: 1851772820, Plate 52, p. 120 & 211.
Collection
Accession number
C.576-1924

About this object record

Explore the Collections contains over a million catalogue records, and over half a million images. It is a working database that includes information compiled over the life of the museum. Some of our records may contain offensive and discriminatory language, or reflect outdated ideas, practice and analysis. We are committed to addressing these issues, and to review and update our records accordingly.

You can write to us to suggest improvements to the record.

Suggest feedback

Record createdMay 11, 2009
Record URL
Download as: JSONIIIF Manifest