Pastille Burner

ca. 1765 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Pastille burner of soft-paste porcelain, painted with enamels, with a cone-shaped body covered with applied red flowers in relief, except for four small perforations near the top, and with a yellow rose on the top.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels
Brief description
Pastille burner of soft-paste porcelain, painted with enamels, with a cone-shaped body covered with applied red flowers in relief, made by William Duesbury & Co., Derby, ca. 1765.
Physical description
Pastille burner of soft-paste porcelain, painted with enamels, with a cone-shaped body covered with applied red flowers in relief, except for four small perforations near the top, and with a yellow rose on the top.
Dimensions
  • Height: 14.9cm
  • Diameter: 9.5cm
Credit line
Given by Lady Charlotte Schreiber
Object history
Purchased by Lady Charlotte Schreiber from Dalgleish, London, for £1 in March 1867.
Acquired as Chelsea porcelain.
Subject depicted
Other number
Sch. I 338 - Schreiber number
Collection
Accession number
414:249-1885

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Record createdAugust 14, 2008
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