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Sauce Boat

1743

Nicolas Duclos (1699–1755), master silversmith in 1726

Culture
France, Paris
Medium
silver
Measurements
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.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. S. Prentiss Baldwin 1940.21
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This sauceboat would likely have been accompanied by a tray and a spoon used to skim grease from the surface of the sauce.

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 nef, a condiment vessel which derives its name from a ship of the same shape.

Sauce Boat

1743

Nicolas Duclos (1699–1755), master silversmith in 1726

France, Paris

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