Bottle
ca. 1755 (made)
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Bottle of porcelain, painted with enamels, and hexagonal with a bulbous body, spreading base, and a long narrow neck, with a formal border in red below it, and on one side of the body are two Chinese performing tumblers, and on the other is a small landscape with buildings.
Object details
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Materials and techniques | Porcelain painted with enamels |
Brief description | Bottle of soft-paste porcelain, painted with enamels, and hexagonal with a bulbous body, spreading base, and a long narrow neck, made Worcester porcelain factory, ca. 1755 |
Physical description | Bottle of porcelain, painted with enamels, and hexagonal with a bulbous body, spreading base, and a long narrow neck, with a formal border in red below it, and on one side of the body are two Chinese performing tumblers, and on the other is a small landscape with buildings. |
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Credit line | Given by Lady Charlotte Schreiber |
Object history | Purchased by Lady Charlotte Schreiber from Ganz, Amsterdam, for 5 shillings in August 1869 |
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Other number | Sch. I 459 - Schreiber number |
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Accession number | 414:483-1885 |
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Record created | January 15, 2009 |
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