Gravy boat
Gravy boat
Gravy boat
Gravy boat
Gravy boat
Gravy boat
Gravy boat
Gravy boat
Gravy boat
Gravy boat

Currently not on view

Gravy boat

Bow Porcelain Factory, English ceramics factory, active 18th century
y860

Information

Title
Gravy boat
Medium
Earthenware
Dimensions
9 x 18.6 x 9.4 cm (3 9/16 x 7 5/16 x 3 11/16 in.)
Credit Line
Trumbull-Prime Collection
Object Number
y860
Place Made

England, London

Marks/Labels/Seals
Marked on base: 2; Mark on base: [two quivers]; On base, in red: 860; On base, along edge: Bow ? / acc. no. 676;
Culture
English
Type
ceramics, sauceboats, earthenware
Materials
earthenware
Subject
plant-derived motifs, flowers (plants), trees, running ornament, scalloping, geometric patterns, buildings, landscapes (environments)

From family service of Mary Wheelwright, grandmother of William Prime. Mary Hollister Prime (née Trumbull) (1827-1872) and William Cowper Prime, Class of 1843 (1825-1905); 1890 gift to Princeton University Art Museum.

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