Patch Box or Bonbonnière
ca. 1759-1769 (made)
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Patch box or bonbonnière of porcelain painted with enamels and slightly gilded, and with a lid of Egyptian jasper mounted in silver, and moulded in relief with a hunting horn, wallet, priming flask, knife, flowered cloak, and a dead hare, laid on a flowery mound, and the strap of the wallet is inscribed with the motto 'A [LA] CHAS[SE] DES BELLES', and the inside of the bonbonnière is painted with sprigs of flowers.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Porcelain painted with enamels and slightly gilded, with a jasper lid mounted in silver, and moulded in relief |
| Brief description | Patch box or bonbonnière of porcelain painted with enamels and slightly gilded, and with a lid of Egyptian jasper mounted in silver, and moulded in relief, made by Chelsea Porcelain factory, London, ca. 1759-1769 |
| Physical description | Patch box or bonbonnière of porcelain painted with enamels and slightly gilded, and with a lid of Egyptian jasper mounted in silver, and moulded in relief with a hunting horn, wallet, priming flask, knife, flowered cloak, and a dead hare, laid on a flowery mound, and the strap of the wallet is inscribed with the motto 'A [LA] CHAS[SE] DES BELLES', and the inside of the bonbonnière is painted with sprigs of flowers. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'A [LA] CHAS[SE] DES BELLES' (On the wallet) |
| Credit line | Given by Lady Charlotte Schreiber |
| Object history | Purchased by Lady Charlotte Schreiber from Colonel Valera (or Valera or Valerias), Granada, for [price illegible] 10 shillings in April 1872 |
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| Other number | Sch. I 273 - Schreiber number |
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| Accession number | 414:273-1885 |
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| Record created | December 29, 2008 |
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