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On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 139, The Curtain Foundation Gallery

Bottle

ca. 1820 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Scent bottle of porcelain painted with enamels and gilded. Bulbous in shape and with a long narrow neck. Painted with symmetrical classical foliage in purple, red, blue and gold.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Porcelain painted with enamels and gilded
Brief description
Scent bottle of porcelain painted with enamels and gilded, Derby Porcelain Factory, Derby, ca. 1820.
Physical description
Scent bottle of porcelain painted with enamels and gilded. Bulbous in shape and with a long narrow neck. Painted with symmetrical classical foliage in purple, red, blue and gold.
Dimensions
  • Height: 11.4cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'D' under a crown and crossed batons with four dots
  • '39' (In red)
Credit line
Bequeathed by Herbert Allen
Object history
One of a pair with C309-1935.
Subject depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.309A-1935

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Record createdJune 26, 2009
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