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Sauceboat
Marked by: Phillips Garden (active 1730–after 1773)
English (London)
1753–55
Object Place: Europe, London, England
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
10 x 20.9 x 10.8 cm (3 15/16 x 8 1/4 x 4 1/4 in.)
Weight: 340.2 gm ( 10 oz 10 dwt)
Weight: 340.2 gm ( 10 oz 10 dwt)
Credit Line
Bequest of Dr. Samuel A. Green
Accession Number19.1384
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CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsSilver
DescriptionEach sauceboat has a low oval body, raised from sheet, a cut, shaped rim, and a broad curved pouring lip. The body rests on three cast legs shell mounts and applied shell feet. The cast handle is formed of a series of leaf-capped scrolls.
Marks
On underside, leopard's head crowned; lion passant; maker's mark PG (Grimwade 2181); date letter s
InscriptionsEngraved on the underside of each, "From/ Mrs. Anna Winslow,/ To her Nephew/ Joshua Green/ 1802."
ProvenanceAnna Winslow (1728-1816) by 1802, Joshua Green (1764-1847), by descent to Samuel Abbott Green (1830-1918), Bequest of Samuel A. Green to the MFA. (Accession Date: December 4, 1919)