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Factory Vauxhall British
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The decoration celebrates the 1758 victory of British military and naval forces at Saint Malo, France, during the Seven Years War. The portraits of the commanders, the Duke of Marlborough and Commodore Howe, appear on the sides. Recent excavations at the factory site confirm this attribution.
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Title: Sauceboat
Factory:
Vauxhall (British, ca. 1753–ca. 1763)
Date: ca. 1758
Culture: British, Vauxhall
Medium: Soft-paste porcelain
Dimensions: Overall: 2 1/2 × 6 1/4 in. (6.4 × 15.9 cm)
Classification: Ceramics-Porcelain
Credit Line: Gift of R. Thornton Wilson, in memory of Florence Ellsworth Wilson, 1950
Accession Number: 50.211.55
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