Double-Handled Sauceboat
Manufacturer
Worcester Porcelain Manufactory
(English, founded 1751)
CultureEnglish
Datec. 1755
MediumSteatitic (soapstone) soft-paste porcelain with overglaze enamels
DimensionsOverall: 8.9 × 22.9 × 21 cm (3 1/2 × 9 × 8 1/4 in.)
MarkingsNone
DescriptionSauceboat with double-lipped champfered shoulders, with two brokedn 'C' scroll handles with animal headed thumbrests naturally painted as pug dogs, press-moulded in relief with shell spouts and scrolling leaf wreathed roundels and swags, painted in colours with European figures in landscapes, interior with loose bouquet, scattered insects and flowerheads within a rococo scrolled diaper band
Credit LineGift of William B.G. Humphries
Object numberG23.8.137
Classifications
European CeramicsSub-classification
English PorcelainStatus
On view
Artist / Maker: Worcester Porcelain Manufactory
1754-1758
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c.1755-1758
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c.1755-1757
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c.1793-1800
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c.1730-1740
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