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Ceramics, Room 139, The Curtain Foundation Gallery

Bonbonnière and Lid

ca. 1759-1769 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Bonbonnière and lid of porcelain, painted with enamels, and with a gilt metal mount, and in the form of a man's head, and he has a slight moustache and wears a soft turquoise-blue cap with red and crimson plumes and fur border, and inside the bonbonnière and enamel lid, both inside and outside, are painted with sprays of flowers.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Bonbonniere
  • Lid
Materials and techniques
Porcelain painted with enamels, and with a gilt metal mount
Brief description
Bonbonnière and lid of porcelain, painted with enamels, and with a gilt metal mount, and in the form of a man's head, made by Chelsea Porcelain factory, London, ca. 1759-1769
Physical description
Bonbonnière and lid of porcelain, painted with enamels, and with a gilt metal mount, and in the form of a man's head, and he has a slight moustache and wears a soft turquoise-blue cap with red and crimson plumes and fur border, and inside the bonbonnière and enamel lid, both inside and outside, are painted with sprays of flowers.
Dimensions
  • Height: 6.9cm
  • Width: 5.7cm
Credit line
Given by Lady Charlotte Schreiber
Object history
Purchased by Lady Charlotte Schreiber from Stern, Hamburg, for £9 10 shillings in October 1880
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
Zech, Heike. Gold Boxes. Masterpieces from the Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Collection. London: V&A Publishing, 2015, p. 109, ill. ISBN 987-1-85177-840-9
Other number
Sch. I 274:1, 2 - Schreiber number
Collection
Accession number
414:276/1, 2-1885

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Record createdDecember 29, 2008
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