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

Sauce Boat

Maker Fuller White (English, active 1734–1773)

CultureEnglish

Date1749-1750

MediumSilver

DimensionsOverall: 4 3/4 x 9 x 4 1/2 in. (12.1 x 22.9 x 11.4 cm)

InscribedHallmarks (stamped on bottom of each): Leopard head crowned (London assay); Roman small o (date letter for 1749-1750); FW (maker's mark); Lion passant (sterling standard).

Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.

Object number78.119.1

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DescriptionOne of a pair of sauce boats. These bulbous sauceboats are striking for their plain design, which is relieved by the elegant shaped, cast, and applied handles and the three scroll feet, headed and terminated by boldly cast shells and applied to the body.

Label TextFuller White England, London (active 1734-73) Pair of Sauceboats, 1749-50 Silver Gift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr. 78.119.1-.2 This pair of sauceboats, also called "butter boats" during the eighteenth century, indicates the popularity of sauces as an essential part of elegant dining. 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"Treasures for the Table; Silver from the Chrysler Museum," June 15 - Aug. 6, 1989.