Sauce Boat

ca. 1755 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Sauce boat of soft-paste porcelain, with slightly wavy edge, scroll handle; fluted and moulded in relief with foliage and scrollwork forming panels, in which are painted in underglaze blue with Chinoiserie landscapes. Inside, a border of flowers, and diaper pattern at the lip; at the bottom, a flowering spray.

Object details

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Object type
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain with decoration moulded in relief and painted in underglaze blue
Brief description
Sauce boat, soft-paste porcelain with decoration moulded in relief and painted in underglaze blue, England, Worcester porcelain factory, ca. 1755
Physical description
Sauce boat of soft-paste porcelain, with slightly wavy edge, scroll handle; fluted and moulded in relief with foliage and scrollwork forming panels, in which are painted in underglaze blue with Chinoiserie landscapes. Inside, a border of flowers, and diaper pattern at the lip; at the bottom, a flowering spray.
Dimensions
  • Length: 16.5cm
  • Width: 8.3cm
Style
Marks and inscriptions
A simulated Chinese character (Under the handle)
Credit line
Given by E. F. Broderip, Esq.
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
For this pattern, see Branyan, French and Sandon, Worcester Blue and White Porcelain, revised edition 1989, cat. I.B.22A, where dated ca. 1755
Collection
Accession number
C.763-1924

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Record createdMay 20, 2009
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