Two-piece molded body with applied handle. Black transfer printed design under glaze, hand-painted Pink lustre with gold accents over glaze.
Black transfer prints of flowers butterflies decorate the body, inside lip of spout & outside of handle. Lacy edge design transfer print follows top edge ending beneath the handle. Copper lustre paint along top edge over a pink glaze pained to cover all but the inside of the handle and the bottom of the pitcher. Dainty leaves painted in a green chain on the shoulder of the sauceboat.
2 part molded pearlware sauceboat with blue transfer-printed boat and water scene decoration with floral borders. Handle formed via mold and shaped into termination point.
A sauce serving dish with leaf-shaped handles. Made from a hard-paste porcelain china manufactured at the Sèvres factory in France. Decorated and sold by Haviland, the decor consists of maroon and gilt boarders on a white background, gilt rings and highlights.
Provenance
Johnston, Harriet Lane
To - cousin, Riddle, Katherine W.
To - sister, Riddle, Anna S.
To - cousins, Coe, Sara W. & Coe, W. Travers To - Murphy, Elsie B. of Charles Town, W. VA. To - Governor's Mansion Virginia by Ms. Murphy's sister, Fletcher, Mrs. Robert.
On loan to White House 1974-2007. Sauceboat on exhibit in White House 1974-2005, then in storage. China purchased from the Commonwealth of Virginia in 1997 by The James Buchanan Foundation (see 98.2 and 98.3 accession files).
Tin ladle has a very wide and shallow pan with an attached tapering tublular handle soldered to edge of pan at about 60 degrees. The 7.5" long handle has a flat seam joint running vertically up the back.
Silver carafe for hot/cold beverages. Hinged top wth black pastic underside that seals with the thermos inside. Large ear-shaped handle. 2 crenelated bands around the body with small edging on neck. Sticker on bottom says" --nvento/Made in Italy." White plastic center is bottom of removable thermos--"Standard/ Made in Italy."
Pink lustreware ceramic saucer. Lustreware band around interior edge. 1.5-inch band around inside: three clusters of flowers in red, pinks and blue with lustreware embellishments between them. A single flower is painted in the center of the bowl.
Pink lustreware ceramic saucer. Lustreware band around interior edge. 1.5-inch band around inside: three clusters of flowers in red, pinks and blue with lustreware embellisments between them. A single flower is painted in the center of the bowl.
