New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2007.

Sauceboat

Manufacturer Worcester Porcelain Company (British)

CultureEnglish

Dateca. 1753-1783

MediumCeramic

DimensionsOverall: 3 1/2 x 6 3/4 x 7 5/8 in. (8.9 x 17.1 x 19.4 cm)

Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.

Object number75.76.11

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DescriptionDouble handle gravy boat. Oval body fluted, scallop form on ends; molded floral reserves on sides with small landscapes inside. Diaper pattern on upper lip inside. Has Chinese river scene on bottom, floral decorations on sides. Spout has floral decoration on outside and floral pattern on diaper on inside. Scroll motif on handles. "C" scroll handles on either side.

Label TextWorcester English, Worcester (active 1751-present) Sauceboat, ca. 1753-83 Soft-paste porcelain with underglaze blue decoration Gift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr. 75.76.11 The form of this sauceboat is based on silver prototypes of the mid-eighteenth century, while the decoration of a river scene was inspired by Chinese blue and white porcelains. During the 18th century, sauceboats were often ordered in pairs, according to the fashion for symmetrical table settings, and large services could have as many as four pairs. Exhibition History"Reopening of the Joan P. Brock Galleries," Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, Va., Opening in March of 2008.