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Sauce boat: C.5-1918

Object information

Current Location: Gallery 26 (Lower Marlay)

Maker(s)

Factory: Worcester Porcelain Factory

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Description

Soft-paste porcelain sauceboat, painted onglaze with leaves, flowers and insects in red, yellow, green, blue, pink and brown enamels.

Soft-paste porcelain sauceboat, with moulded decoration, and painted onglaze in red, yellow, green, blue, pink and brown enamels. The sides of the oval sauceboat are moulded with five overlapping cos lettuce leaves; the curled-over crabstock handle has leaf and fruit terminals; the oval base is supported on a flat unglazed footring. The sides are sparsely painted with leaves, flowers and insects outlined in black; the rim has a brown line border; the crabstock handle, leaf and fruit terminals are picked out in naturalistic colours; a leaf and flower are painted on the interior.

Legal notes

Given by Ralph Griffin, MA, FSA

Measurements and weight

Height: 10 cm
Length: 18 cm

Place(s) associated

  • Worcester ⪼ Worcestershire ⪼ England

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1918-08-28) by Griffin, Ralph, MA, FSA

Dating

18th Century, Mid
George II
Production date: circa AD 1758

School or Style

Rococo

Components of the work

Decoration composed of enamels ( red, yellow, green, blue, pink and brown)

Materials used in production

presumed lead Lead-glaze
Soft-paste porcelain

Techniques used in production

Moulding : Soft-paste porcelain, moulded, and painted onglaze in red, yellow, green, blue, pink and brown enamels
Applying
Glazing (coating)

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: C.5-1918
Primary reference Number: 133760
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Friday 7 August 2015 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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