ManufacturerManufactured by
Bristol Porcelain Manufactory(English, active 1749–1752)English, active 1749–1752
ArtistDecorated at
Worcester Porcelain Manufactory(English, established 1751)English, established 1751
CultureEnglish
Titles
- Sauceboat
Date1752–1753
PlaceWorcester, England
PlaceBristol, England
MediumSoft-paste porcelain
Dimensions4 3/8h × 7 3/4w × 3 3/8d inches (11.1 × 19.7 × 8.6 cm)
Credit LineThe Rienzi Collection, museum purchase funded by Mr. and Mrs. Harris Masterson III by exchange
Object number89.112
Current Location
Rienzi
Gallery
On view
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Department
RienziObject Type
This beautifully decorated sauceboat is the earliest example of Worcester porcelain at Rienzi. Its elaborately scrolled handle is the height of fashion for the Rococo style.
Like many of Worcester Porcelain Manufactory's early wares, this sauceboat is based on the shape of a silver version of the form. It was made at Benjamin Lund's factory in Bristol, England, before Worcester purchased that factory in 1752. Later, when the sauceboat was decorated at Worcester, the enamelers went to great lengths to hide the Bristol factory mark on the vessel's underside by painting a large green leaf over it.
Provenance[Sotheby’s, London, 12 July 1983, lot 60]; ...; [Christie’s, London, 22 May 1989, lot 102]; purchased by MFAH, 1989
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Bristoll, overpainted with a green leaf; incised P
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Worcester Porcelain Manufactory
1754 transfer print decoration, 1760 polychrome decoration
Soft-paste porcelain
87.264
Worcester Porcelain Manufactory
c. 1754
Soft-paste porcelain with glaze and transfer decoration
83.247
