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Gravy Boat

Collection Type

  • Decorative arts

Date

1850-1860

GUSN

GUSN-64398

Description

a) Ovoid bulbous tureen with c-shaped handle on each side with a central knob. Stepped foot where body attaches to a conforming scalloped ovoid under plate.
b) High domed cover with ovoid knob finial, monogram “HCB”

French export porcelain dinner service with pattern of fruit, birds, and diaper and scroll designs around “HCB” monogram. Two serving plates, five tureens, three saucers, five platters, sixteen soup plates, seventeen dinner plates, fifteen dessert plates, nineteen other plates, one pitcher, two vegetable dishes, five serving dishes, one gravy boat, eighteen nappy dishes, ten cups and ten saucers, two compotes, two chargers, five dessert bowls, and one other bowl.

Details

Descriptive Terms

sauceboats
gilding
porcelain
berry
Dish, Serving
Sauceboat
Porcelain
Gilded
Gooseberry
Sauceboat

Associated Person

Bowen, Henry Chandler, 1813-1896

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

5 3/4 x 8 3/4 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Museum Purchase

Accession Number

1974.374

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