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Sauceboat

Theodore Russell Davis and Haviland & Co.

Sauceboat

Designed 1879-1880; in production 1880-1886

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Sauceboat

Designed 1879-1880; in production 1880-1886

Physical Qualities Porcelain, enamel, gilt, 4 1/8 × 10 3/8 × 5 1/8 in. (10.5 × 26.4 × 13 cm.)
Portfolio/Series Design from the Hayes Presidential Porcelain Service
Credit Line Gift of Frederica Kolker Saxon, Baltimore, in Memory of Irving and Rosa Kolker
Object Number 2022.187
The Baltimore Museum of Art by gift, 2022; Frederica K. Saxon (1933-2025), Baltimore, MD by descent, 1980s; Irving Mason (1895-1957) and Rosa Jacobson Kolker (1907-1998), Baltimore, MD by purchase

Inscribed: None

Markings: On underside: - [American eagle with spread wings and Seal of United States in polychrome enamels]; - "Theo: R. Davis." (Facsimile signature in black); - "FABRIQUÉ PAR / HAVILAND & Co./ d’aprés les dessins / DE" (stamped in orange-red); - "DESIGN PATENTED / AUGUST 10th 1880 / No: 11935 (stamped in blue); - "H & Co." (stamped factory mark in green)

Designer

Theodore Russell Davis

Boston, MA 1840-1894 Asbury Park, NJ

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Manufacturer

Haviland & Co.

Limoges, France 1842-present

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