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Sauceboat

Dateca. 1750

Marked by Samuel Burt (1724 - 1754)

OriginAmerica, Massachusetts, Boston

MediumSilver

DimensionsOH: 4 ¾”; OL (handle to spout): 8 5/16”; OW (across rear feet): 5 3/16”

Credit LineBequest of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph H. Hennage

Object number2020-252

DescriptionSilver sauceboat: Three shell feet with scrolled legs and triple-pad junctures support an almost-circular shallow body with wide pouring lip and double-scrolled, freestanding handle with acanthus leaf grip. Rim of body shaped in intricately scrolled pattern
Label TextWith its ample proportions, shell and scroll feet with prominent junctures, and free-standing handle, this sauce or butter boat embodies the full-blown rococo style in Boston silver. Although a masterful craftsman, little work survives from Samuel Burt because of his early death at the age of thirty-one.
MarkingsMarked once in relief on base “SAMUEL/BURT.” in italic letters within a scrolled cartouche [Kane mark B]

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