A dark blue decorative sauce boat. Two symmetrical sculptural handles that depict a bird’s head, foot, and lid with rounded finial
A dark blue decorative sauce boat. Two symmetrical sculptural handles that depict a bird’s head, foot, and lid with rounded finial
A dark blue decorative sauce boat. Two symmetrical sculptural handles that depict a bird’s head, foot, and lid with rounded finial
A dark blue decorative sauce boat. Two symmetrical sculptural handles that depict a bird’s head, foot, and lid with rounded finial
A dark blue decorative sauce boat. Two symmetrical sculptural handles that depict a bird’s head, foot, and lid with rounded finial
A dark blue decorative sauce boat. Two symmetrical sculptural handles that depict a bird’s head, foot, and lid with rounded finial
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Enoch Wood and Sons

Sauceboat

Maker

Enoch Wood and Sons (English, 1818-1846)

Title

Sauceboat

Year

ca. 1840

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Edward B. Aldrich in memory of Lora E. Aldrich

Object Number

35.250

Type

Exhibition History

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

Label copy

Savory sauces, soups, and broths were served from ceramic sauceboats, tureens, and two-handled covered dishes, which were often accompanied by an underplate, or stand, and sometimes a matching ladle.

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Public Domain This object is in the Public Domain and available under a CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) Public Domain Dedication

Tombstone

Enoch Wood and Sons (English, 1818-1846)
Sauceboat, ca. 1840
Earthenware with transfer print and glaze
Gift of Edward B. Aldrich in memory of Lora E. Aldrich 35.250

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