Shell-Shaped Sauce Boat
Manufacturer
Vauxhall China Works
(English, 1751 - 1763)
CultureEnglish
Date1755-1758
MediumSteatitic (soapstone) soft-paste porcelain with overglaze enamels
DimensionsOverall: 13.7 × 19.4 × 8.9 cm (5 3/8 × 7 5/8 × 3 1/2 in.)
MarkingsNone
DescriptionOf silver shape, fluted shell shaped with moulded rim, on a spreading pedestal base, transfer-printed in puce and painted in the famille rose palette with scattered European flowers
Credit LineGift of William B.G. Humphries
Object numberG23.8.64
Classifications
European CeramicsSub-classification
English PorcelainStatus
On view
Artist / Maker: Worcester Porcelain Manufactory
c.1768-1770
Object number: G13.12.1.1-2
Artist / Maker: William Littler and Co.
c.1749-1760; or c.1764-1777
Object number: G99.2.22
