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Sauce boat: C.26-1992

Object information

Current Location: Gallery 26 (Lower Marlay)

Maker(s)

Factory: Bow Porcelain Manufactory
Decorator: Walsh, James (Probably)

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Description

Soft-paste porcelain sauceboat, moulded, glazed, and decorated with flowers and leaves in onglaze polychrome enamels and gilt.

Soft-paste porcelain sauceboat, moulded, painted in enamel-colours and gilt. In the shape of a leaf with a twig handle, four small projecting feet and applied prunus sprays in relief on the exterior. The spaces between the prunus sprays are painted with floral springs. Inside, there is a central bouquet and six detached floral springs, and round the rim, a border of red leaves interrupted by four gold flower heads.

Notes

History note: Collection of the late Dr Hugh Statham (1895-1967) and Mrs Margaret Statham (d. 1970); lent anonymously in 1970 by their daughter, Miss Beryl Statham (d. 1990) by whom bequeathed

Legal notes

Bequeathed by Miss Statham, accepted by H.M.Government in 1990 in lieu of Inheritance Tax and allocated to the Fitzwilliam Museum

Measurements and weight

Height: 7.5 cm

Place(s) associated

  • Stratford-le-Bow ⪼ Essex ⪼ England

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Allocated (1992-01-20) by H.M. Government

Dating

18th Century, Mid
George II
Circa 1752 - 1758

Note

See letter from Tony Stevenson, dated 9 September 1992, suggesting that this sauceboat could have been painted by James Walsh. See documentation.

Components of the work

Decoration composed of enamels ( polychrome) gold

Materials used in production

presumed lead Lead-glazing
Soft-paste porcelain

Techniques used in production

Moulding : Glazed and moulded soft-paste porcelain decorated with flowers and leaves in polychrome enamels and gilt
Glazing (coating)

Inscription or legends present

Inscription present: script in red enamel

  • Text: N
  • Type: Mark

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: C.26-1992
Primary reference Number: 131148
Old loan number: Statham Loan 8-1988
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 22 February 2022 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

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