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On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 138, The Harry and Carol Djanogly Gallery

Scent-Bottle, Cover and Stopper

ca. 1780-1800 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Scent-bottle with cover and stopper of jasperware.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 3 parts.

  • Scent Bottle
  • Cover
  • Stopper
Materials and techniques
Jasperware and pewter
Brief description
Scent-bottle with cover and stopper of jasperware, Josiah Wedgwood and Sons Ltd., Etruria, ca. 1780-1800.
Physical description
Scent-bottle with cover and stopper of jasperware.
Dimensions
  • Height: 5.4cm
  • Width: 3.8cm
Credit line
Given by Lady Charlotte Schreiber
Object history
The reliefs are based on portrait reliefs in Tassie's glass-paste catalogue. Bought at Amsterdam, November 1872.
Subjects depicted
Other number
Sch. II 501 to B - Schreiber number
Collection
Accession number
414:1291/ to B-1885

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Record createdMay 11, 2009
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