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Description:
French (probably) delft, press-molded sauce boat with two loop handles applied to each side, decorated in yellow. The inside rim is decorated with a band of stylized flowers connected by two yellow lines, and the well has a long floral sprig. There is a yelow band around the outside rim, horizontal slashes on both handles, and a yellow circle with small dashes at each long end just under the rim. The shape is similar to silver forms of the period.

Subjects:
Pottery; glaze (coating by location)

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