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Thomas Shields
Sauce Boatcirca 1780

Not on view
Polished silver sauceboat with beaded rim and foot, long upturned spout, and elaborate S-scroll handle with foliate detailing
Artist or Maker
Thomas Shields
United States, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1743-1819
Title
Sauce Boat
Place Made
United States, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
Date Made
circa 1780
Medium
Silver
Dimensions
6 × 7 × 3 in. (15.24 × 17.78 × 7.62 cm)
Credit Line
Decorative Arts Council Acquisition Fund
Accession Number
M.82.72
Classification
Furnishings
Collecting Area
Decorative Arts and Design
Selected Bibliography
  • Phil Freshman. Los Angeles County Museum of Art Report, July 1, 1981-June 30, 1983. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1984.