Pipe Stopper
ca. 1760-70 (made)
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Pipe stopper of porcelain, painted with enamels and with a gilt metal mount, in the form of a boy drinking and wearing a black hat, crimson coat with yellow lining, blue waistcoat, purple apron and breeches, and he sits on a barrel with a foaming tankard in his hands, and at his feet is a dog, and the lower part is painted with striations of purple.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Porcelain painted with enamels and with a gilded mount |
| Brief description | Pipe stopper of porcelain, painted with enamels and with a gilt metal mount, in the form of a boy sitting on a barrel with a foaming tankard in his hands, made by Bow Porcelain Factory, London, ca. 1760-70. |
| Physical description | Pipe stopper of porcelain, painted with enamels and with a gilt metal mount, in the form of a boy drinking and wearing a black hat, crimson coat with yellow lining, blue waistcoat, purple apron and breeches, and he sits on a barrel with a foaming tankard in his hands, and at his feet is a dog, and the lower part is painted with striations of purple. |
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| Credit line | Given by Lady Charlotte Schreiber |
| Object history | Purchased by Lady Charlotte Schreiber from Mortlock, London, for £2 10 [?] shillings in May 1882. Acquired as Chelsea porcelain. |
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| Other number | Sch. I 97 - Schreiber number |
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| Accession number | 414:305-1885 |
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| Record created | December 11, 2008 |
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