Sauce Boat
ca. 1765-68 (made)
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Sauce boat of soft-paste porcelain, with slightly wavy edge. Moulded in relief with rosettes and foliage, loop handle. Painted outside in underglaze blue with Chinoiserie landscapes and flowers; inside, sprays of peonies.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Soft-paste porcelain, moulded in relief and painted in underglaze blue |
| Brief description | Sauce boat, soft-paste porcelain, moulded in relief and painted in underglaze blue, made by Lowestoft porcelain factory, England, ca. 1765-68 |
| Physical description | Sauce boat of soft-paste porcelain, with slightly wavy edge. Moulded in relief with rosettes and foliage, loop handle. Painted outside in underglaze blue with Chinoiserie landscapes and flowers; inside, sprays of peonies. |
| Style | |
| Marks and inscriptions | '51' in blue |
| Credit line | Given by E. F. Broderip, Esq. |
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| Bibliographic reference | For this sauceboat shape, see Nicholas Panes, British Porcelain Sauceboats of the 18th Century (2009), no. 296, where dated ca. 1765 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | C.758-1924 |
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| Record created | May 20, 2009 |
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