Sauceboat
ManufacturerPossibly by
Worcester Porcelain Manufactory
(English, founded 1751)
CultureEnglish
Date1752-1754
MediumSteatitic (soapstone) soft-paste porcelain with overglaze enamels
DimensionsOverall: 12.5 × 23 × 9.5 cm (4 15/16 × 9 1/16 × 3 3/4 in.)
MarkingsIncised X
DescriptionOf silver shape with pedestal foot, press-moulded in relief with beribboned cornucopia scrolls and high dolphin scroll handle, greenish tinged glaze, painted in famille rose palette with sprays of European bouquets
Credit LineGift of William B.G. Humphries
Object numberG23.8.140
Classifications
European CeramicsSub-classification
English PorcelainStatus
On view
Artist / Maker: Worcester Porcelain Manufactory
ca.1750-1751; decorated outside the manufactory ca.1751-1753
Object number: G23.8.139
