Skip to main content

Sauce boat: C.20-1918

An image of Sauce boat
View image details

Terms of use

The low-resolution images published on this Website are made available under a Creative Commons Attribution licence (CC BY-NC-ND). For more details: Fitzwilliam Terms of Use

This licence does not include any images of works that are still in copyright. Artistic copyright extends from the life of the artist to 70 years from the end of the calendar year in which the artist died.

Download this image

For further information on use of images or to license a high resolution version, please contact our image library who can discuss terms and fees.

Alternative views

An image of Sauce boat
An image of Sauce boat
An image of Sauce boat
Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Factory: Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory

Entities

Categories

Description

Soft-paste porcelain sauceboat, painted onglaze with scattered oriental flowers in puce enamels and gilt.

Soft-paste porcelain sauceboat, painted onglaze with oriental flower sprays in puce 'camaieu', the rim with a border of scrolling flower sprays interspersed with gilt florettes. The oval sauceboat is moulded as overlapping leaves, the curled-over handle with applied flower and leaf terminal.

Legal notes

Given by Ralph Griffin, MA

Measurements and weight

Height: 12.7 cm
Height: 5 in
Width: 18.7 cm
Width: 7 3/8 in

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

18th Century, third quarter
George III
Circa 1760 - 1762

Note

En suite with C.19-1918, although probably a marriage. See C.19-1918

Components of the work

Decoration composed of enamel ( puce) gold

Materials used in production

presumed lead Lead-glaze
Soft-paste porcelain

Techniques used in production

Glazing (coating) : Soft-paste porcelain sauceboat, decorated with scattered flowers in puce enamels and gilt

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: C.20-1918
Primary reference Number: 73005

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 30 April 2024

Associated departments & institutions

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

Citation for print

This record can be cited in the Harvard Bibliographic style using the text below:

The Fitzwilliam Museum (2025) "Sauce boat" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/73005 Accessed: 2025-12-05 20:14:12

Citation for Wikipedia

To cite this record on Wikipedia you can use this code snippet:

{{cite web|url=https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/73005 |title=Sauce boat |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2025-12-05 20:14:12|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

API call for this record

To call these data via our API (remember this needs to be authenticated) you can use this code snippet:

https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/api/v1/objects/object-73005

Bootstrap HTML code for reuse

To use this as a simple code embed, copy this string:

<div class="text-center">
    <figure class="figure">
        <img src="https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/imagestore/aa/aa3/C_20_1918_281_29.jpg"
        alt="Sauce boat"
        class="img-fluid" />
        <figcaption class="figure-caption text-info">Sauce boat</figcaption>
    </figure>
</div>

Sign up for updates

Updates about future exhibitions and displays, family activities, virtual events & news. You'll be the first to know...

University of Cambridge Museums logo
Cambridge City Council logo
Arts Council England Logo
Research England logo