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Detail: Mark
Sauceboat
English (London)
1736–37
Object Place: Europe, London, England
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
9.8 x 20.4 x 12.2 cm (3 7/8 x 8 1/16 x 4 13/16 in.)
Weight: 354.4 gm (11oz 8 dwt)
Weight: 354.4 gm (11oz 8 dwt)
Credit Line
Bequest of Dr. Samuel A. Green
Accession Number19.1385
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsSilver
DescriptionEach sauceboat has a low oval body, raised from sheet, a cut, shaped rim, and a broad curved pouring lip. The body rests on three cast legs shell mounts and applied shell feet. The cast handle is formed of a series of leaf-capped scrolls.
Marks
On underside, maker's mark RP (Grimwade 2405); lion passant; leopard's head crowned; date letter a.
InscriptionsEngraved on the underside of each, "From/ Mrs. Anna Winslow,/ To her Nephew/ Joshua Green/ 1802."
ProvenanceAnna Winslow (1728-1816) by 1802, Joshua Green (1764-1847), by descent to Samuel Abbott Green (1830-1918), Bequest of Samuel A. Green to the MFA. (Accession Date: December 4, 1919)