Sauceboat
Manufacturer
Worcester Porcelain Company
(British)
CultureEnglish
Dateca. 1770
MediumPorcelain
Dimensions4 7/16 x 6 in. (11.3 x 15.2 cm)
Credit LineOn loan from the City of Norfolk, gift of Elise and Henry Clay Hofheimer II
Object numberL2005.10.48
Not on view
DescriptionThis is a rare 'Dolphin Ewer' Small Sauceboat. Press-molded on either side with shell-form fluting alternately striped in blue and issuing from a scallop shell at the back further molded with a rococo foliate device and affixed with a lamprey-form handle, the spout molded with addorsed dolphins between scallop shells above and below, the blue-edged circular foot molded with shells and leafage, and the scroll-edged rim painted on the interior and exterior with floral sprays and sprigs. Crescent mark in underglaze-blue.ProvenanceHenry Clay Hofheimer, II
