Bonbonnière and Cover
ca. 1749-55 (made)
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Bonbonnière of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and agate cover.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels, and chased gold and agate cover |
| Brief description | Bonbonnière of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and cover of moss agate and chased gold mount, made by Charles Gouyn's factory, London, ca. 1749-55 |
| Physical description | Bonbonnière of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and agate cover. |
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| Credit line | Given by Lady Charlotte Schreiber |
| Object history | Purchased by Lady Charlotte Schreiber from a sale at Sotheby's, for £3 3 shillings in April 1875. Acquired as Chelsea porcelain. |
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| Bibliographic reference | Adams, Elizabeth. A Suggested Chronology of Chelsea Porcelains 1743-54. Apollo. Jan. 1981, vol. CXIII, no. 227. |
| Other number | Sch. I 228:1, 2 - Schreiber number |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 414:269/1, 2-1885 |
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| Record created | December 22, 2008 |
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