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Image of Gallery in South Kensington
On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 139, The Curtain Foundation Gallery

Butter Boat

ca. 1754 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

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

Categories
Object type
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.
Dimensions
  • Height: 6.4cm
  • Width: 9.5cm
Style
Credit line
Given by E. F. Broderip, Esq.
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
Honey, W. B. Old English porcelain; a handbook for collectors London: Faber & Faber, 1948, Pl. 67C, pp. 156, 157, 159
Collection
Accession number
C.787-1924

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Record createdMay 21, 2009
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