Tray, Sauceboat
- Object Name:
- Tray, Sauceboat
- Object ID:
- 1914.014.029
- Creator:
- Clews, James; Clews, Ralph
- Place of Origin:
- Cobridge, Staffordshire, England
- Date:
- 1819-1834
- Description:
- Sauceboat Tray. Blue transfer-printed earthenware; pearlware. Oval tray or stand with upward curving sides and scalloped outline. Upper surface of ends molded with foliate ornament to form handles. Oval portion in center raised above lowest level of rim and surrounded by a ridge. Underglaze, transfer-printed design in deep blue. Central scene, within ridge, shows two men, one on white horse, one on his knees holding rope; mule in background. Large, six-pointed star with beaded border surround scene on rim. Floral design on light stippled ground within each point. In space between points, birds alternate with urns of flowers on plain dark ground. Decorative band at edge. 3/4" crack under handle. Crazing visible on outer surface.
- Material:
- Ceramic
Earthenware - Pearlware - Dimensions:
- H-0.75 W-7.5 D-5.9 inches
- Provenance:
- Ceramics collected by Martha E. Durgin (1833-1916) of Concord, NH. She began collecting in the late 1880s and donated the collection to the Society in 1914.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Martha E. Durgin
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