Sauceboat
Dateca. 1800
Attributed to
Enoch Wood
OriginEngland, Staffordshire
MediumEarthenware, lead-glazed, refined, pearlware
DimensionsOL(w/handle): 6 3/4""; OH(w/handle): 5"
Credit LineGift of Harry H. and Alma Louise Coon
Object number1997-189
DescriptionThe sauceboat is molded in the shape of a fox's head with a long-necked bird, probably a goose, at the back of the body which serves as the handle. The goose's neck is a greenish-brown with wings decorated with multiple colors. The fox's head is orange with reddish ears and a red edge painted around the rim. The body rests on a base with a decorated foliate border in green with a blue background.Label TextThis is one of a pair of sauceboats in a collection of stirrup cups, which were used for toasts to the hunt and usually represented the animals involved, such as the fox and hounds. The sauceboat is in the shape of a fox's head with a handle at the back of the body in the shape of a long- necked bird, probably a goose. It is possibly associated with one of Aesop's fables.
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