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Source Description
When heated sauces began to be served separately from meat and fish towards the end of the 17th century, sauce boats began to be used as another piece of elaborately designed silver dinner services popular in European courts. This sauce boat reflects early models in the shape of a <em>nef</em>, a condiment vessel which derives its name from a ship of the same shape.
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Document identity
localId
119300
label
Sauce Boat
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obj
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object
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1
Source metadata
id
119300
contentType
object
title
Sauce Boat
description
When heated sauces began to be served separately from meat and fish towards the end of the 17th century, sauce boats began to be used as another piece of elaborately designed silver dinner services popular in European courts. This sauce boat reflects early models in the shape of a <em>nef</em>, a condiment vessel which derives its name from a ship of the same shape.
date
1743
citation
rights
CC0
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CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q80014412
creators
301611
genreSpecific
Silver
imageCount
1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
Overall: 7.7 x 22.9 cm (3 1/16 x 9 in.); Average: 17.8 cm (7 in.); Base: 9.9 x 7.1 cm (3 7/8 x 2 13/16 in.)
cul
France, Paris
accession
1940.21
Source extras
tec
silver
tombstone
Sauce Boat, 1743. Nicolas Duclos (1699–1755), master silversmith in 1726. Silver; overall: 7.7 x 22.9 cm (3 1/16 x 9 in.); average: 17.8 cm (7 in.); base: 9.9 x 7.1 cm (3 7/8 x 2 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. S. Prentiss Baldwin, 1940.21
collection
Decorative Arts
didYouKnow
This sauceboat would likely have been accompanied by a tray and a spoon used to skim grease from the surface of the sauce.
citations
citation
Foote, Helen. "French Silver." <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art </em>27, no. 6 (June 1940): 87-90
page_number
Reproduced: p. 86; Mentioned: p. 88
creditline
Gift of Mrs. S. Prentiss Baldwin
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2026-05-29 06:09:46.675000
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119300
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Decorative Art and Design
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Decorative Arts
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silver
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male
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1
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0
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photo
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