Object Details
- Manufacturer
- Bow Porcelain Manufactory, English, active ca. 1744 – 1776
- Catalogue Status
- Research in Progress
- Description
- Oval sauceboat supported on oval. Base domed, modeled in relief with floral garland. body of boat molded with relief garlands. Upper rim risesin wave motif at body sides, curving to elongated pouring lip. Exterior body gilded in floral patterns above and beneath molded garlands. Handle in form of serpent/dragon, head rising over sauceboat, with delicately molded scales, teeth, tongue, and ears. Interior of boat with gilded flo- ral spray at bottom, and gilded circle and dot band at inner edge of lip. Body paste creamy white, with minor black imperfections thoughout.
- Credit Line
- Museum purchase from Charles E. Sampson Memorial Fund
- ca. 1750
- Accession Number
- 1979-18-2
- Restrictions & Rights
- CC0
- Type
- ceramics
- Decorative Arts
- Object Name
- sauceboat
- Type
- sauceboat
- Medium
- soft paste porcelain, gold
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 16.5 × 19.5 × 9.5 cm (6 1/2 × 7 11/16 × 3 3/4 in.)
- Place
- England
- See more items in
- Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
- Product Design and Decorative Arts Department
- Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
- Record ID
- chndm_1979-18-2
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq4dae8c665-d300-4d25-8e0c-3355db130339
