Pair of sauceboats
Manufacturer
Worcester Porcelain Manufactory
(English, founded 1751)
CultureEnglish
Datec.1754
MediumSteatitic (soapstone) soft-paste porcelain with overglaze enamels
DimensionsOverall: 9.5 × 19 × 9 cm (3 3/4 × 7 1/2 × 3 9/16 in.)
MarkingsNone
DescriptionSilver-moulded raised pedestal sauceboats, with a squirrel eating a nut within a floral cartouche and the reverse with a pheasant. The interior of one decorated with a rural scene after Watteau, the other a milking scene after Gainsborough.
Credit LineGift of William B.G. Humphries
Object numberG23.8.160.1-2
Classifications
European CeramicsSub-classification
English PorcelainStatus
Not on viewArtist / Maker: Worcester Porcelain Manufactory
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