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Sauce Boat and Lid

1776-1777 (made)
Artist/Maker
Matthew Boulton & John Fothergill (maker)
Adam, Robert (designer)
Place of origin
Birmingham (made)

Sauce boat and lid, silver, Birmingham hallmarks for 1776-1777, mark of Mathew Boulton, designed by Robert Adam.

Object details

Categories
Food Vessels & Tableware
Metalwork
Silver
Object type
Sauce boat and lid
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Sauce Boat
  • Lid
Materials and techniques
Silver, raised and cast
Silver
Raising
Casting
Brief description
Sauce boat and lid, silver, Birmingham hallmarks for 1776-1777, mark of Mathew Boulton, designed by Robert Adam.
Dimensions
  • Height: 5in
  • Width: 4.5in
  • Length: 9.75in
Style
Neo-Classical
Production typesmall batch
Credit line
Marmaduke Langdale Horn Bequest
Collection
Metalwork Collection
Accession number
CIRC.510-1953

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O322794/sauce-boat-and-adam-robert/
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