Sauceboat
Manufacturer
Worcester Porcelain Company
(British)
CultureEnglish
Dateca. 1770-80
MediumPorcelain
Dimensions7 3/8 in. (18.7 cm)
Credit LineOn loan from the City of Norfolk, gift of Elise and Henry Clay Hofheimer II
Object numberL2005.10.41
Not on view
DescriptionThis is a 'Strap Flute Sauceboat Floral' Pattern Sauceboat. The exterior press-molded with strap fluting interrupted on either side with a scroll-edged cartouche painted with a stylized floral cluster, and under the spout with a smaller cartouche painted with a sprig between two leaves repeated on either side of the S-scroll handle, the rim with a cell diaper border, and the interior painted with a tulip sprig. Crescent mark in underglaze-blue.ProvenanceHenry Clay Hofheimer, II
Worcester Porcelain Company
ca. 1770
