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

Sauce Boat

ca. 1754-56 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Sauce boat of soft-paste porcelain, irregularly fluted, moulded in relief with chain ornament under the spout, and "stars" on three moulded claw feet, loop handle. Painted in enamels and gilt with two quails and flowering trees and formal border, the so-called "partridge pattern" in imitation of the Japanese Kakiemon style.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain, moulded, painted in enamels and gilt
Brief description
Sauce boat, soft-paste porcelain, moulded, painted in enamels and gilt with the "partridge pattern" in imitation of the Japanese Kakiemon style, Bow Porcelain Factory, England (London), ca. 1754-56
Physical description
Sauce boat of soft-paste porcelain, irregularly fluted, moulded in relief with chain ornament under the spout, and "stars" on three moulded claw feet, loop handle. Painted in enamels and gilt with two quails and flowering trees and formal border, the so-called "partridge pattern" in imitation of the Japanese Kakiemon style.
Dimensions
  • Length: 20.3cm
Style
Credit line
Given by E. F. Broderip, Esq.
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
Nicholas Panes, British Porcelain Sauceboats of the 18th Century (2009), cat. 110, where dated ca. 1754-56
Collection
Accession number
C.936-1924

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Record createdMay 29, 2009
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