Sauce Boat thumbnail 1
Image of Gallery in South Kensington
On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 139, The Curtain Foundation Gallery

Sauce Boat

1770-1781 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Sauce boat of hard-paste porcelain painted with enamels. Fluted and with an angular scroll handle. Painted with sprays of flowers and a landscape with a tree and cottage in Chinese style, in red, green, pink, yellow and black.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Hard-paste porcelain painted with enamels
Brief description
Sauce boat of hard-paste porcelain painted with enamels, Bristol porcelain factory, Bristol, 1770-1781.
Physical description
Sauce boat of hard-paste porcelain painted with enamels. Fluted and with an angular scroll handle. Painted with sprays of flowers and a landscape with a tree and cottage in Chinese style, in red, green, pink, yellow and black.
Dimensions
  • Maximum height: 6cm
  • Length: 13.8cm
Style
Credit line
Given by E. F. Broderip, Esq.
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.1226-1924

About this object record

Explore the Collections contains over a million catalogue records, and over half a million images. It is a working database that includes information compiled over the life of the museum. Some of our records may contain offensive and discriminatory language, or reflect outdated ideas, practice and analysis. We are committed to addressing these issues, and to review and update our records accordingly.

You can write to us to suggest improvements to the record.

Suggest feedback

Record createdJune 8, 2009
Record URL
Download as: JSONIIIF Manifest