Sauceboat

Vauxhall

ca. 1758 · Soft-paste porcelain · European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

The decoration celebrates the 1758 victory of British military and naval forces at Saint Malo, France, during the Seven Years War. The portraits of the commanders, the Duke of Marlborough and Commodore Howe, appear on the sides. Recent excavations at the factory site confirm this attribution.

Artist

Vauxhall

Date

ca. 1758

Medium

Soft-paste porcelain

Culture

British, Vauxhall

Department

European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Credit line

Gift of R. Thornton Wilson, in memory of Florence Ellsworth Wilson, 1950