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Sauceboat (One of a Pair) Sauceboat

This is a sauceboat. It was manufactured by Bow Porcelain Manufactory. It is dated ca. 1750 and we acquired it in 1979. Its medium is soft paste porcelain, gold. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.

It is credited Museum purchase from Charles E. Sampson Memorial Fund.

Its dimensions are

H x W x D: 16.5 × 19.5 × 9.5 cm (6 1/2 × 7 11/16 × 3 3/4 in.)

It has the following markings

Underside: [1] arrow or shaft, incised (faint, probably manufactory mark) [2] "THE ANTIQUE COMPANY / OF NEW YORK, INC / THE ANTIQUE PORCELAIN CO." / New York", printed in red on rectangular label

It is signed

Unsigned

It is inscribed

Uninscribed

Cite this object as

Sauceboat (One of a Pair) Sauceboat; Manufactured by Bow Porcelain Manufactory (England, GB, United Kingdom); England; soft paste porcelain, gold; H x W x D: 16.5 × 19.5 × 9.5 cm (6 1/2 × 7 11/16 × 3 3/4 in.); Museum purchase from Charles E. Sampson Memorial Fund; 1979-18-2

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