Sauceboat
ca. 1765-ca. 1770 (made)
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Sauce boat of restrained rococo shape, with gently scrolling upright handle, the border scrollowork picked out in green, black and crimson, the sides painted with flowers.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Tin-glazed earthenware painted in colours |
| Brief description | Earthenware sauceboat decorated with flowers, by Meillonnas pottery factory, France, ca. 1765-ca. 1770 |
| Physical description | Sauce boat of restrained rococo shape, with gently scrolling upright handle, the border scrollowork picked out in green, black and crimson, the sides painted with flowers. |
| Credit line | Given by Monsieur Albert Bichet |
| Object history | Acquisition type: Gift |
| Production | Acquired as Aprey. Attributed to Meillonnas by M. Gilbert Lévy, a Paris dealer, in 1937. Attributed to Meillonnas, c. 1770, by Arthur Lane (Arthur Lane, French Faïence, 1948, pl. 90A). |
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| Accession number | C.10-1912 |
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| Record created | June 7, 2004 |
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