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Sauceboat
Worcester Porcelain Factory
1751-1761
Category
Ceramics
Creator/Artist/Maker
Worcester Porcelain Factory (Maker)
Place of Origin
Worcester; Worcestershire; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Porcelain (soft-paste)
- Lead glaze
Museum Object Number
1984.0081
Credit Line/Donor
Museum purchase
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Object Number
1984.0081
Object Name
Sauceboat
Category
Ceramics
Creator (Role)
Worcester Porcelain Factory (Maker)
Place of Origin
Worcester; Worcestershire; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Date
1751-1761
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Mark
Location: Underside
Inscription: Workman's mark of three stacked blue lines, each shorter than the next
Mark/Signature: Yes
Materials
- Porcelain (soft-paste)
- Lead glaze
Techniques
- Molded
- Painted
Dimensions (inches)
3.5 (H) x 6.31 (W) x 7.62 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
8.89 (H) x 16.027 (W) x 19.355 (L)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Sandon, John & Spero, Simon. 1996 Worcester Porcelain, 1751-1790: The Zorensky Collection. 526 pp.
• Similar form, shape and pattern: no. 529, p. 404, discusses shape, size and decoration.Book: Godden, Geoffrey A. 2004 Godden's Guide to English Blue and White Porcelain.
• Similar form, shape and pattern: Col. pl. 35, no. 150, p. 135.Book: Sandon, John. The Ewers-Tyne Collection of Worcester Porcelain at Cheekwood.
• Similar model, but smaller & different handles: p. 23, no. 6, blue and white, different details. c. 1755, with overstruck C workman's mark.Book: Dawson, Aileen. 2007 The Art of Worcester Porcelain 1751-1788: Masterpieces from the British Museum Collection.
• Similar bodel with polychrome painted enamels and, in reserves, black prints of couples: pp. 142-43, no. 55, c. 1756Book: Sword, Rosalind. 2017 The Marshall Collection of Worcester Porcelain in the Ashmolean Museum. 1.
• Similar models painted in plychrome enamels with European motifs: pp. 145-146, nos. 213-215, variously 1754-58.Book: Sword, Rosalind. 2017 The Marshall Collection of Worcester Porcelain in the Ashmolean Museum. 1.
• Similar model painted in polychrome enamels with printed ships and birds: p. 174, no. 260, c. 1756.