A silver sauce boat with a sculptural handle, high lip for pouring, and three protruding feet. There are floral engravings along the body of the vessel.
A silver sauce boat with a sculptural handle, high lip for pouring, and three protruding feet. There are floral engravings along the body of the vessel.
A silver sauce boat with a sculptural handle, high lip for pouring, and three protruding feet. There are floral engravings along the body of the vessel.
A silver sauce boat with a sculptural handle, high lip for pouring, and three protruding feet. There are floral engravings along the body of the vessel.
A silver sauce boat with a sculptural handle, high lip for pouring, and three protruding feet. There are floral engravings along the body of the vessel.
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Matthew West

Sauceboat

Maker

Matthew West (Irish, 1747 - 1806)

Title

Sauceboat

Year

1787-1793

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

silver

Geography

Place Made: Dublin; Place Made: Ireland

Dimensions

height: 13 cm (5 1/8 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Marks: Hibernia/harp crowned/TW

Label: Cloth tape label marked 74.017 on underside.

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Georgianna Sayles Aldrich Fund

Object Number

74.017

Type

Exhibition History

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

Label copy

Tablewares are often made of silver, ceramics, and glass. From shapes and sizes to handles and feet, striking similarities abound in these silver teapots, creamers, and sauce boats and their less-expensive ceramic counterparts.

The English Eye
British Painting from the 17th to the 19th Centuries; Contemporary British Art; Old Master British Drawings and Watercolors; British Picture Books for Children; Three Centuries of British Decorative Arts, Textiles, and Costume
Jun 21, 1991 – Sep 01, 1991

Image use

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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

Matthew West (Irish, 1747 - 1806)
Sauceboat, 1787-1793
Silver
height: 13 cm (5 1/8 inches)
Georgianna Sayles Aldrich Fund 74.017

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