Sauceboat with depictions of Commodore Howe and the Duke of Marlborough

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.

Sauceboat with depictions of Commodore Howe and the Duke of Marlborough, Vauxhall (British, ca. 1753–ca. 1763), Soft-paste porcelain, British, Vauxhall

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Sauceboat with depictions of Commodore Howe and the Duke of Marlborough, Vauxhall (British, ca. 1753–ca. 1763), Soft-paste porcelain, British, Vauxhall
Sauceboat with depictions of Commodore Howe and the Duke of Marlborough, Vauxhall (British, ca. 1753–ca. 1763), Soft-paste porcelain, British, Vauxhall
Sauceboat with depictions of Commodore Howe and the Duke of Marlborough, Vauxhall (British, ca. 1753–ca. 1763), Soft-paste porcelain, British, Vauxhall

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