Caption

Sauce boat by Henry Matthews fl. 1893–ca. 1930, goldsmith. Hemispherical silver sauce boat with an elongated wide spout and irregularly cut rim, supported by three palmette feet; profiled volute handle decorated with an acanthus leaf. Dated 1903–1904, Birmingham, England. Vessel. Height 11.5 cm, width 16 cm, depth 9.7 cm, weight 248 g., A reflective silver object shaped like a shallow bowl with a wavy rim sits on a smooth surface, supported by three ornate feet resembling shells and small flared bases; a curved handle rises from the back of the bowl and ends in a rounded decorative knot. The scene shows tones of silver, gray, white, and subtle off-white in the background and surface, with soft reflections of the object visible beneath it.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A09_498

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Rights managed

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82.0Mb (950.9Kb) / 20.0in x 15.9in / 6000 x 4775 (300dpi)

Keywords

Sauce boat Henry Matthews fl 1893–ca 1930 goldsmith Hemispherical silver sauce boat elongated wide spout irregularly cut rim supported three palmette feet profiled volute handle decorated acanthus leaf Dated 1903–1904 Birmingham England Vessel Height 11.5 cm width 16 cm depth 9.7 cm weight 248 g reflective silver object shaped shallow bowl wavy rim sits smooth surface three ornate feet resembling shells small flared bases curved handle rises back bowl ends rounded decorative knot scene tones silver gray white subtle off-white background surface soft reflections object visible beneath .