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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 in enamels with bouquets and sprays of flowers. The undulating rim and top are moulded with leafy scrolls. Scrolled loop handle.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Hard-paste porcelain, painted in enamels
Brief description
Sauce boat of hard-paste porcelain, painted in enamels, Bristol porcelain factory, England, 1770-1781
Physical description
Sauce boat of hard-paste porcelain, painted in enamels with bouquets and sprays of flowers. The undulating rim and top are moulded with leafy scrolls. Scrolled loop handle.
Dimensions
  • Height: 10.5cm
  • Length: 18.1cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • A cross, in blue
  • '10' in blue
Credit line
Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
3115-1901

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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