Savory sauces, soups, and broths were served from ceramic sauceboats, tureens, and two-handled covered dishes, which were often accompanied by an underplate, or stand, and sometimes a matching ladle.
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Enoch Wood and Sons
English, 1818–1846
Sauceboat,ca. 1840
Earthenware with transfer print and glaze
Gift of Edward B. Aldrich in memory of Lora E. Aldrich 35.250
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Josiah Wedgwood & Sons
English, 1759–present
Tureen with Cover and Stand,1805–1815
Earthenware with luster glaze
Gift of Miss Ellen D. Sharpe 40.187
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Jacob Petit
French, 1796–1865
Two-Handled Covered Bowl and Fitted Saucer,ca. 1850