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Sauceboat
English (London)
about 1880
Object Place: Europe, London, England
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
H. 12.1 cm x W. 8.3 cm x D. 17.2 cm (4 3/4 x 3 1/4 x 6 3/4 in.)
Weight: 442.3 gm (14 oz 4 dwt)
Weight: 442.3 gm (14 oz 4 dwt)
Credit Line
Jessie and Sigmund Katz Collection
Accession Number1988.1078
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CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsSilver
DescriptionThe boat-shaped body rests on an oval domed foot that is roughly modeled and cast with scrolls and shells enclosing two reserves containing a turtle and a lizard. The body is cast in two pieces and seamed along the middle. Scrolled cartouches on the side enclose a pastoral scene depicting a goat and a lamp leaping over a fence. A molded foliate shell is applied just below the spout, and the panel behind the handle is flat-chased with foliage and scrolls. The cast double-scroll handle is capped by a goat's head.
Marks
On edge of foot, traces of two marks, indecipherable.
InscriptionsARMORIALS: engraved below spout, a crest, possibly that of Trotter (a horse passant, saddled and bridled).
ProvenanceBy 1973, Mr. and Mrs. Sigmund Katz [see note 1]; 1988, gift of Mr. and Mrs. Sigmund Katz. (Accession date: November 30, 1988)
NOTES:
[1] On loan to the MFA from Mr. and Mrs. Katz from 1973.
NOTES:
[1] On loan to the MFA from Mr. and Mrs. Katz from 1973.