Bonbonnière
ca. 1759-1770 (made)
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Bonbonnière of porcelain, painted with enamels, with a lid and gold mount, and in the form of a figure of Cupid seated on a mound covered with flowers and playing on a pair of kettle-drums at his side in the form of a woman's breasts and hung with flowered cloths, and he has red-flowered drapery across his knees and a blue fillet in his hair, and a ribbon with the motto 'POUR LES CAVALIERS DE CITHERE' passes over his right shoulder, and inside of the bonbonnière and the lid, both inside and outside, are painted with sprays of flowers.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Porcelain painted with enamels and with a gold mount |
| Brief description | Bonbonnière of porcelain, painted with enamels, with a lid and gold mount, and in the form of a figure of Cupid seated on a mound covered with flowers and playing on a pair of kettle-drums, made by Chelsea Porcelain factory, London, ca. 1759-1770 |
| Physical description | Bonbonnière of porcelain, painted with enamels, with a lid and gold mount, and in the form of a figure of Cupid seated on a mound covered with flowers and playing on a pair of kettle-drums at his side in the form of a woman's breasts and hung with flowered cloths, and he has red-flowered drapery across his knees and a blue fillet in his hair, and a ribbon with the motto 'POUR LES CAVALIERS DE CITHERE' passes over his right shoulder, and inside of the bonbonnière and the lid, both inside and outside, are painted with sprays of flowers. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'POUR LES CAVALIERS DE CITHERE' (On Cupid) |
| Credit line | Given by Lady Charlotte Schreiber |
| Object history | Purchased by Lady Charlotte Schreiber from Van Minden, Rotterdam, for £8 in October 1873 |
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| Other number | Sch. I 270 - Schreiber number |
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| Accession number | 414:270-1885 |
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| Record created | December 29, 2008 |
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