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

Sauce Boat

1750-1755 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Sauce boat of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels. Boat-shaped with a spout rising above the level of the rim, and with a handle composed of two concave curves joined by a bow-shaped member. Low pedestal foot. The body has four moulded vertical projecting ribs. Wavy rim. Painted with large sprays of flowers and leaves, and smaller sprays and sprigs. Handle in puce and with an elaborate running scroll with projections. Edge of the rim is painted with a brownish-black line.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and moulded
Brief description
Sauce boat of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels, Charles Gouyn's factory, London, 1750-1755
Physical description
Sauce boat of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels. Boat-shaped with a spout rising above the level of the rim, and with a handle composed of two concave curves joined by a bow-shaped member. Low pedestal foot. The body has four moulded vertical projecting ribs. Wavy rim. Painted with large sprays of flowers and leaves, and smaller sprays and sprigs. Handle in puce and with an elaborate running scroll with projections. Edge of the rim is painted with a brownish-black line.
Dimensions
  • Length: 17.5cm
  • Height: 9.5cm
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.2-1975

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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