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Sauceboat
(18th and 19th Centuries )
This rococo-style sauceboat has a scrolled handle and shell feet. An area framed by engraved foliage has been left blank for a family coat of arms, implying that the piece was never sold. The Courtaulds were Huguenots, or French Protestants, who were forced to flee France and settle in London after Louis XIV issued the Edict of Nantes in 1685. In 1746, Samuel inherited the silversmithing business of his father Augustine Courtauld.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Philip B. Perlman [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1960, by bequest.
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 1/31/1961 | Treatment | cleaned; coated |
Geographies
United Kingdom, England, London (Place of Origin)
Measurements
L: 8 7/8 in. (22.54 cm)
Credit Line
Bequest of Philip B. Perlman, 1960
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
57.1892