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English: Sauce Boat (England), ca. 1750   (Wikidata search (Cirrus search) Wikidata query (SPARQL)  Create new Wikidata item based on this file)
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Made by Bow Porcelain Factory
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English: Sauce Boat (England), ca. 1750
Description
English: Oval sauceboat supported on oval. Base domed, modeled in relief with floral garland. body of boat molded with relief garlands. Upper rim risesin wave motif at body sides, curving to elongated pouring lip. Exterior body gilded in floral patterns above and beneath molded garlands. Handle in form of serpent/dragon, head rising over sauceboat, with delicately molded scales, teeth, tongue, and ears. Interior of boat with gilded flo- ral spray at bottom, and gilded circle and dot band at inner edge of lip. Body paste creamy white, with minor black imperfections thoughout.
Date circa 1750
date QS:P571,+1750-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
Medium glazed and gilt porcelain
Dimensions

16.2 cm (6 3/8 in.)

Length: 19.4 cm.
institution QS:P195,Q1129820
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Product Design and Decorative Arts
Accession number
1979-18-2
Credit line Museum purchase from Charles E. Sampson Memorial Fund
Notes
  • Type: Sauce boat
  • Inscribed: Faintly incised arrow or shaft on underside of foot rim.
  • Country: United Kingdom
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