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Factory: Lowestoft Porcelain Factory
Soft-paste porcelain sauceboat, with relief-moulded decoration, transfer-printed and painted underglaze in blue with floral motifs.
Soft-paste porcelain, with relief-moulded decoration, transfer-printed, and painted underglaze in blue. The oval sauceboat has pleat-moulded sides, pinched lip spout and strap handle with thumbpiece, and stands on a waisted oval foot. Each side is printed with a flower spray within a moulded leaf and scroll-edged panel in reverse on a pleated ground. A printed flower spray in the interior, with lambrequin inside the spout. A painted floral meander on each side of the rim.
History note: Bought at Christie's, as part of Lot 41, May 26th 1910, by Mr Fenton on Dr Glaisher's behalf, with nos. 3161 and 3163-3167, for 7 gns.
Dr J.W.L. Glaisher Bequest
Height: 9.6 cm
Length: 17.5 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1928) by Glaisher, J. W. L., Dr
18th Century, Late
George III
Circa
1770
CE
-
1780
CE
Decoration composed of cobalt-blue
presumed lead
Lead-glaze
Soft-paste porcelain
Accession number: C.3120-1928
Primary reference Number: 38331
Old object number: 3162, vol. 10
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Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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