Scent Bottle and Stopper
ca. 1758-1770 (made)
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Scent bottle and stopper of porcelain, painted with enamels and with a metal mount, and moulded to represent a boy catching birds.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Porcelain painted with enamels, and moulded. Mount is later silver replacement with a silver chain, stopper also not original |
| Brief description | Scent bottle and stopper of porcelain, painted with enamels and with a metal mount, and moulded to represent a boy catching birds, made by Chelsea Porcelain factory, London, ca. 1758-1770 |
| Physical description | Scent bottle and stopper of porcelain, painted with enamels and with a metal mount, and moulded to represent a boy catching birds. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'JE VIS EN ESPERANCE' (In gold, underneath the bottom, surrounding a pierced heart) |
| Credit line | Given by Lady Charlotte Schreiber |
| Object history | Purchased by Lady Charlotte Schreiber from Boasberg, Amsterdam, for £10 in October 1874 |
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| Other number | Sch. I 276&A - Schreiber number |
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| Accession number | 414:291/&A-1885 |
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| Record created | December 29, 2008 |
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