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Sauce Boat

early 18th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Sauce boat of tin-glazed earthenware painted in blue and red. Oval with the lip at either end and a loop handle in the middle of each side. Inside on the bottom is a basket of flowers supported by symmetrical scrollwork. Inside and outside are narrow borders of conventional ornament and small lambrequins.

Object details

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Object type
Materials and techniques
Tin-glazed earthenware painted in blue and red
Brief description
Sauce boat of tin-glazed earthenware painted in blue and red, Rouen pottery factory, Rouen, early 18th century.
Physical description
Sauce boat of tin-glazed earthenware painted in blue and red. Oval with the lip at either end and a loop handle in the middle of each side. Inside on the bottom is a basket of flowers supported by symmetrical scrollwork. Inside and outside are narrow borders of conventional ornament and small lambrequins.
Dimensions
  • Length: 19.8cm
  • Depth: 16cm
  • Height: 4.1cm
  • Weight: 0.170kg
Marks and inscriptions
(No mark)
Credit line
Given by J. H. Fitzhenry
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.618-1909

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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