Sauce Boat

ca. 1760-1780 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Sauce-boat of tin-glazed earthenware painted with enamels 'petit feu'. Oval with curving sides, extended at each end into a spout, with a rococo-moulded wavy edge, and two rustic-work handles at the sides. Narrow foot, terminated in metal. Painted on the sides with bouquets of roses and other flowers. Moulded features picked in red, blue and brown.

Object details

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Object type
Materials and techniques
Tin-glazed earthenware painted with enamels and moulded
Brief description
Sauce-boat of tin-glazed earthenware painted with enamels and moulded, Hannong's pottery factory, Strasbourg, ca. 1760-1780.
Physical description
Sauce-boat of tin-glazed earthenware painted with enamels 'petit feu'. Oval with curving sides, extended at each end into a spout, with a rococo-moulded wavy edge, and two rustic-work handles at the sides. Narrow foot, terminated in metal. Painted on the sides with bouquets of roses and other flowers. Moulded features picked in red, blue and brown.
Dimensions
  • Length: 23.2cm
  • Width: 18.7cm
  • Height: 10.8cm
Marks and inscriptions
'JH '82' [In monogram] (In blue)
Credit line
Bequeathed by Stuart Gerald Davis
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.220-1951

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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