Sauce Boat

ca. 1753-55 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Sauce boat of soft-paste porcelain, with wavy edge, loop handle, the splayed foot moulded with eight ridges. Decorated in underglaze blue with Chinoiserie landscapes, with walls and trees.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain with underglaze blue decoration
Brief description
Sauce boat, soft-paste porcelain with underglaze blue decoration, made by Longton Hall porcelain factory, England (Staffordshire), ca. 1753-55
Physical description
Sauce boat of soft-paste porcelain, with wavy edge, loop handle, the splayed foot moulded with eight ridges. Decorated in underglaze blue with Chinoiserie landscapes, with walls and trees.
Dimensions
  • Length: 11.4cm
  • Width: 6.7cm
Style
Credit line
Given by E. F. Broderip, Esq.
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
For this sauceboat shape, see Nicholas Panes, British Porcelain Sauceboats of the 18th Century (2009), no. 256-57, where dated ca. 1753-55
Collection
Accession number
C.784-1924

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Record createdMay 21, 2009
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