Sauce Boat

ca. 1765-1768 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Sauce boat of porcelain painted with underglaze blue and moulded. Wavy edge and with a scroll handle. Moulded in relief with reeding and panels in which are painted flowers, figures and trees in Chinese style. Inside at the edge, lip and bottom are flowering sprays.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Porcelain painted with underglaze blue and moulded
Brief description
Sauce boat of porcelain painted with underglaze blue and moulded, Lowestoft porcelain factory, Lowestoft, ca. 1765-1768.
Physical description
Sauce boat of porcelain painted with underglaze blue and moulded. Wavy edge and with a scroll handle. Moulded in relief with reeding and panels in which are painted flowers, figures and trees in Chinese style. Inside at the edge, lip and bottom are flowering sprays.
Dimensions
  • Length: 9.5cm
  • Width: 5.4cm
Marks and inscriptions
'6'

Note
inside the foot
Credit line
Given by E. F. Broderip, Esq.
Production
Date given by John Howell in 1984.
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
For this sauceboat shape, see Nicholas Panes, British Porcelain Sauceboats of the 18th Century (2009), no. 300, where dated ca. 1765-68
Collection
Accession number
C.814-1925

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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