A cream colored vessel with rounded foot and handle. The body of the vessel is shell shaped and has swirled decorations.
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Unknown Maker, English

Creamware Sauceboat

Maker

Unknown Maker, English

Culture

English

Title

Creamware Sauceboat

Year

ca. 1800

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

creamware

Geography

Place Made: Leeds

Dimensions

13.3 cm (5 1/4 inches) (height)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. Gustav Radeke

Object Number

24.511

Type

Exhibition History

Trading Earth
Ceramics, Commodities, and Commerce
Apr 09, 2022 – Aug 03, 2025

Label copy

Beyond flavoring foods on the table, salt was crucial to preserving perishable foods before refrigeration was available. Pork, beef, and fish were rubbed with salt and packed in barrels dry or covered in water to create a brine. Crews on merchant ships ate salted meat and fish during the many months they were at sea procuring commodities for trade.

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Tombstone

Unknown Maker, English
Creamware Sauceboat, ca. 1800
Earthenware with slip and glaze
13.3 cm (5 1/4 inches) (height)
Gift of Mrs. Gustav Radeke 24.511

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