Collection Highlights
Mrs. Pierre Toussaint (ca. 1786-1851)
ca. 1825
1920.5
Watercolor on ivory
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Museum Collections
Decorative Arts
Sauceboat
Object name
Sauceboat
Date
ca. 1750
Medium
Silver
Dimensions
Overall: 4 3/8 x 3 3/4 x 7 1/8 in. ( 11.1 x 9.5 x 18.1 cm )
Silver Weight: 9 oz (troy) 10 dwt (296 g)
Description
Wrought silver sauceboat; deep, oval boat-shaped body, with a flared and serrated rim and long, high and wide pouring lip; double c-scroll handle with a acanthus grip and solid scroll terminus, joined to and curved above the rim; three cast cabriole legs with shell knees and pad feet; engraved, "M/ I * I" in block letters on the base; maker's mark stamped on the base.
Credit Line
Purchase
Object Number
1970.54
Marks
engraved: on the base: "M/ I * I" in block letters
stamped: on the base: "SS" in roman letters in a rectangle
Gallery Label
According to the accession record, this sauceboat descended in the Theodore Roosevelt family.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
