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Image of Gallery in South Kensington
On display at V&A South Kensington
Jewellery, Rooms 91 to 93 mezzanine, The William and Judith Bollinger Gallery

Scent Bottle

1740-60 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Chased and enamelled gold scent bottle, with a carnelian intaglio


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Chased and enamelled gold, with carnelian intaglio
Brief description
Chased and enamelled gold scent bottle, with a carnelian intaglio, London, 1740-60
Physical description
Chased and enamelled gold scent bottle, with a carnelian intaglio
Dimensions
  • Height: 5.9cm
  • Width: 3cm
  • Depth: 1.7cm
Object history
See also M.173-1941 for comparable enamelling and chasing, and for a reference to a box with similar decoration and a watch movement by James Cox.
Subject depicted
Collection
Accession number
182-1864

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Record createdJuly 1, 2005
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