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Sauceboat: C.3129-1928

Object information

Current Location: Gallery 26 (Lower Marlay)

Maker(s)

Factory: Worcester Porcelain Factory

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Description

Soft-paste porcelain sauceboat, with moulded decoration of birds and grapes and painted in famille-rose style with Chinese scenes in polychrome enamels.

Soft-paste porcelain sauceboat, with moulded decoration and painted in onglaze red, yellow, green, blue and pink enamels. The oval sauceboat has bulbous flared sides moulded on each side with a panel edged with rocaillerie, including birds and grapes; it has a pinched lip spout, with a moulded geranium leaf below, and a ribbed strap handle with scroll thumbpiece and geranium leaf terminal; supported on a waisted oval foot. Painted on each side in famille-rose style with a standing Chinese lady holding a fan, the inside of the rim 'Precious Objects', a green leaf painted below the spout, disguising a firing crack.

Notes

History note: Purchased by Dr W.L. Glaisher from Messrs. Oates and Musson of Stamford for £9.9s on October 27th 1918

Legal notes

Dr J.W.L. Glaisher Bequest

Measurements and weight

Length: 29 cm

Place(s) associated

  • Worcester ⪼ Worcestershire ⪼ England

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1928) by Glaisher, J. W. L., Dr

Dating

18th Century, Mid#
George II
Circa 1752 - 1754

People, subjects and objects depicted

Components of the work

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

Materials used in production

presumed lead Lead-glaze
steatitic Soft-paste porcelain

Techniques used in production

Glazing (coating)

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: C.3129-1928
Primary reference Number: 33086
Old object number: 3966
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 25 February 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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