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Sauceboat

Object Name:
Sauceboat
Object ID:
1941.001.10
Place of Origin:
Canton (Guangzhou Province), China
Date:
1785-1820
Description:
Sauce Boat. Porcelain, Pagoda. Oval sauce boat with curved, slightly ribbed sides, scalloped rim, and loop handle at one end; body pinched slightly at opposite end to serve as pouring lip. Typical underglaze blue Canton river scene and border painted on inner surface without scallops. Similar border with scallops on exterior surface. Undulating blue ornament on handle. Medium quality painting. Medium blue.
Material:
Ceramic
Porcelain
Dimensions:
H-1.75 W-6.5 D-4 inches
Credit Line:
Gift of Margaret H. Jewell
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