Butter Boat
ca. 1754 (made)
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Sauce boat of soft-paste porcelain, hexagonal, with wavy edge. Moulded in relief with Chinoiserie design of buildings, trees and palisade. Painted inside with a border of flowers and diaper pattern in underglaze blue.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Soft-paste porcelain, moulded in relief and painted in underglaze blue |
| Brief description | Butter boat, soft-paste porcelain, moulded in relief and painted in underglaze blue, Worcester porcelain factory, ca. 1754. |
| Physical description | Sauce boat of soft-paste porcelain, hexagonal, with wavy edge. Moulded in relief with Chinoiserie design of buildings, trees and palisade. Painted inside with a border of flowers and diaper pattern in underglaze blue. |
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| Credit line | Given by E. F. Broderip, Esq. |
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| Bibliographic reference | Honey, W. B., Old English Porcelain: a handbook for collectors. London: Faber & Faber, 1948.
Pl. 67C, pp. 156, 157, 159 |
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| Accession number | C.787-1924 |
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| Record created | May 21, 2009 |
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