Collection Highlights
William Pitt, the Elder, First Earl of Chatham (1708-1778)
Date:
ca. 1770
Object Number:
1864.5
Medium:
Marble
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Museum Collections
Sauce boat with cover and ladle
Object Number:
INV.12775a-c
Date:
1785-1795
Medium:
Porcelain
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 x 8 x 5 in. ( 10.2 x 20.3 x 12.7 cm )
Marks:
printed: in blue on back: "5"
Description:
Porcelain dinner set including sauce boat with lid and ladle;it has blue underglaze around the rim and blue underglaze flowers, and is decorated with gilded bands, swags, flowers, and other embellishments; all pieces have scalloped edges.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
