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Patch-box
Charles Gouyn's factory - Enlarge image
Patch-box
- Place of origin:
London (made)
- Date:
ca. 1749-1760 (made)
- Artist/Maker:
Charles Gouyn's factory (manufacturer)
- Materials and Techniques:
Porcelain painted with enamels, copper painted with enamels and gilded
- Credit Line:
Given by Lady Charlotte Schreiber
- Museum number:
414:277-1885
- Gallery location:
Ceramics, Room 139, The Curtain Foundation Gallery, case 3, shelf 7
Physical description
Patch-box of porcelain, painted with enamels, in the form of a lady's face, and with an attached cover of copper painted with enamels with a looking-glass inside and gilt metal mounts, and the lady is wearing a white cap with a crimson feather on the front and a yellow bow to fasten it under the chin, and the enamel cover is painted with sprays of flowers.
Place of Origin
London (made)
Date
ca. 1749-1760 (made)
Artist/maker
Charles Gouyn's factory (manufacturer)
Materials and Techniques
Porcelain painted with enamels, copper painted with enamels and gilded
Dimensions
Height: 3.5 cm, Length: 4.1 cm
Object history note
Purchased by Lady Charlotte Schreiber from Willson, London, for £8 in September 1882.
Acquired as Chelsea porcelain.
Descriptive line
Patch-box of porcelain, painted with enamels, in the form of a lady's face, and with an attached cover of copper painted with enamels, made by Charles Gouyn's factory, London, ca. 1749-1760
Materials
Porcelain; Copper
Techniques
Painted; Gilded
Subjects depicted
Flowers; Woman
Categories
Ceramics; Porcelain
Collection
Ceramics Collection
