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On Display: House - Bertrand Vestibule
Sauceboat (Cream jug or boat)
1750-1780
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
Staffordshire; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Earthenware (creamware)
- Lead glaze
Museum Object Number
1959.2144
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1959.2144
Object Name
Sauceboat (Cream jug or boat)
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
Staffordshire; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Date
1750-1780
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Inscription
Location: Underside
Inscription: Painted in red (nail polish?): "Sbb26"
Mark/Signature: No
Materials
- Earthenware (creamware)
- Lead glaze
Techniques
- Molded
- Extruded
Dimensions (inches)
2.5 (H) x 2.75 (W) x 4.5 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
6.35 (H) x 6.985 (W) x 11.43 (L)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Miller, J. Jefferson & Stone, Lyle M. 1970 Eighteenth-Century Ceramics from Fort Michilimackinac: A Study in Archaeology.
• Saltglazed version of teapot with similar type pattern (with house) excavated: pp. 70-71, fig. 37Book: Luxmoore, Chas. F. C. 1924 English Saltglazed Earthenware.
• Sauceboat body blocks variously with sheep or cows from scene: pls. 47, 63, 67Book: Luxmoore, Chas. F. C. 1924 English Saltglazed Earthenware.
• Teapot body and lid blocks with similar house and animal scenes (2 sizes): pl. 65Book: Edwards, Diana & Hampson, Rodney. 2005 White Salt-glazed Stoneware of the British Isles.
• Similar boat in white salt glaze, excavated at James Geddy House site, Williamsburg VA: p. 169, fig. 131