Caption

Sauce boat; maker: 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; volute handle, profiled and decorated with an acanthus leaf; ornament: acanthus, volutes, palmettes; date: 1903–1904; place: Birmingham, England, Great Britain; vessel; height 11.5 cm, width 16 cm, depth 9.7 cm, weight 248 g, A polished metal vessel with a curved spout and an ornate scrolling handle sits on three decorative feet; the vessel is reflective and shows soft distorted reflections, with smooth and slightly textured surfaces. The handle and feet feature curved, shell-like and leaf-like motifs, and the interior of the vessel has reflective ripples. The overall colors visible are silver tones, with gradients of gray and subtle white highlights against a pale gray background.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A10_003

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82.0Mb (1.1Mb) / 20.0in x 15.9in / 6000 x 4775 (300dpi)

Keywords

Sauce boat maker Henry Matthews fl 1893–ca 1930 goldsmith hemispherical silver sauce boat elongated wide spout irregularly cut rim supported three palmette feet volute handle profiled decorated acanthus leaf ornament acanthus volutes palmettes date 1903–1904 place Birmingham England Great Britain vessel height 11.5 cm width 16 cm depth 9.7 cm weight 248 g polished metal vessel curved spout ornate scrolling handle sits three decorative feet reflective soft distorted reflections smooth slightly textured surfaces handle feet feature curved shell- leaf- motifs interior reflective ripples colors visible silver tones gradients gray subtle white highlights pale gray background.