Current Location: Gallery 26 (Lower Marlay)
Maker(s)
Factory:
Bristol Porcelain Manufactory
Entities
Categories
Description
Hard-paste porcelain sauceboat, moulded, and painted overglaze in polychrome enamels, and gilt
Hard-paste porcelain sauceboat, moulded and painted in red, brown, yellow, green and lilac enamels. The oval sauceboat has a pinched lip spout and simple scroll handle with beaded thumbpiece. It is painted on either sided with a flower spray surrounded by a moulded floral swag, above a band of moulded stiff leaves around the foot. The rim is edged with a brown line border.
Legal notes
Given by Ralph Griffin, MA
Measurements and weight
Height: 8.3 cm
Height: 3 1/4 in
Width: 15.7 cm
Width: 6 3/16 in
Place(s) associated
Acquisition and important dates
Method of acquisition: Given
(1918-08-28)
by
Griffin, Ralph, MA
Dating
18th Century, second half#
George III
Production date:
circa
AD 1772
Components of the work
Decoration
composed of
enamels
( red, brown, yellow, green and lilac)
gold
Materials used in production
Glaze
Hard-paste porcelain
Techniques used in production
Moulding
: Hard-paste porcelain, moulded, and painted overglaze in polychrome enamels, and gilt
Glazing (coating)
Inscription or legends present
- Text: X
- Location: Base
- Method of creation: Painted in blue enamel
- Type: Mark
Inscription present: number six
- Text: 6
- Location: Base
- Method of creation: Painted in blue enamel
- Type: Mark
References and bibliographic entries
Identification numbers
Accession number: C.130-1918
Primary reference Number: 131161
Stable URI
Audit data
Created: Saturday 6 August 2011
Updated: Thursday 22 November 2012
Last processed: Wednesday 13 December 2023
Associated departments & institutions
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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