Detail View: The AMICA Library: Sauceboat

AMICA ID: 
CMA_.2002.73
AMICA Library Year: 
2003
Object Type: 
Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
Creator Name: 
Chelsea Porcelain Factory
Creator Nationality: 
British
Creator Role: 
artist
Biography: 
Probably the first and in many ways the best in England. The factory's early history is very obscure; but it may have acquired the secret of porcelain manufacture from Thomas Briand, who demonstrated a fine white porcelain to the Royal Society in 1742.
Creator Name-CRT: 
Chelsea Porcelain Factory
Title: 
Sauceboat
Title Type: 
Primary
View: 
Detail
Creation Date: 
c. 1755-1756
Creation Start Date: 
1755
Creation End Date: 
1756
Materials and Techniques: 
porcelain
Classification Term: 
Ceramic
Style or Period: 
England, Chelsea, 18th century
Dimensions: 
Overall: 10.2cm x 16.2cm x 10.8cm
AMICA Contributor: 
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Owner Location: 
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
ID Number: 
2002.73
Credit Line: 
Gift of the Foster Family Foundation
Rights: 
Related Image Identifier Link: 
CMA_.2002.73det02.tif