Current Location: In storage
Titles
Sauce boat in the form of a hen
Maker(s)
Factory:
Unknown
Entities
Categories
Description
Tin-glazed earthenware painted in shades of greyish-turquoise, green, dark yellow and manganese-purple, in the form of a hen sitting on an oval dish
Earthenware, moulded in three parts, tin-glazed, and painted in shades of greyish-blue, green, dark yellow and manganese-purple. The hen is seated on a fluted oval dish within an oval border of stylized floral sprays, and an edging of manganese-purple dots and dashes. The lower part of the hen and her tail form the body of the tureen, and are supported on the hen's toes at the front, and by two low stones at the back. The hen's head, back and wings form the cover, which has a rectangular cut out at the back to accommodate the tail on the lower half. Both parts are mottled all over with dabs of greyish-blue, green, and dark yellow and with flecks of manganese-purple. The tail has three dark yellow stripes, and the hen's beak and comb are also dark yellow with manganese-details. Her eyes are surrounded by whorls of manganese lines.
Notes
History note: Miss Samuel in Gray’s Inn Road ,London, from whom bought for about 10s.0d. about 1898 by Dr J.W.L. Glaisher, FRS, Trinity College, Cambridge
Legal notes
Dr J.W.L. Glaisher Bequest
Measurements and weight
Height: 29 cm
Length: 24.2 cm
Acquisition and important dates
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed
(1928-12-07)
by
Glaisher, J. W. L., Dr
Dating
18th Century, Late-19th Century, Early
Circa
1780
CE
-
1810
CE
Note
Tableware in the form of fruits, vegetables and animals was fashionable during the mid 18th century and was an aspect of the Rococo style.
School or Style
Rococo
Components of the work
Decoration
composed of
high temperature colours
( greyish-blue, green, dark yellow and manganese-purple)
Surface
composed of
tin-glaze
Stand
Height 25 cm
Length 20.2 cm
Materials used in production
Earthenware
Techniques used in production
Moulding
Tin-glazing
References and bibliographic entries
Identification numbers
Accession number: C.2334 & A-1928
Primary reference Number: 76720
Old object number: 986
Stable URI
Audit data
Created: Saturday 6 August 2011
Updated: Tuesday 26 August 2025
Last processed: Tuesday 26 August 2025
Associated departments & institutions
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
