Bottle
ca. 1760 (made)
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Water bottle (guglet) of soft-paste porcelain painted in enamels, with a bulbous body, long neck with a projecting ring near the top, and an expanding mouth, and painted with two birds, a bouquet and sprays of flowers
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Soft-paste porcelain painted in enamels |
| Brief description | Water bottle (guglet) of soft-paste porcelain painted in enamels, with a bulbous body, long neck with a projecting ring near the top, and an expanding mouth, made by Derby porcelain factory, ca. 1760 |
| Physical description | Water bottle (guglet) of soft-paste porcelain painted in enamels, with a bulbous body, long neck with a projecting ring near the top, and an expanding mouth, and painted with two birds, a bouquet and sprays of flowers |
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| Credit line | Given by Lady Charlotte Schreiber |
| Object history | One of a pair with 414:57-1885 (Sch. I 318); however, on this see below. One bottle was purchased by Lady Charlotte Schreiber from Johnson, Gloucester, for £1 5 shillings in December 1867 and the other from Wareham, London, for £8 in July 1872. Acquired as Bow porcelain. |
| Production | See note for Sch. I 317. |
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| Other number | Sch. I 318A - Schreiber number |
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| Accession number | 414:57/A-1885 |
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| Record created | August 14, 2008 |
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