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Scent Bottle and Stopper

ca. 1755-60 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Scent bottle and stopper of moulded white porcelain.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Scent Bottle
  • Stopper
Materials and techniques
Porcelain and moulded
Brief description
Scent bottle and stopper of white porcelain, made by Charles Gouyn's factory, London, ca. 1755-60
Physical description
Scent bottle and stopper of moulded white porcelain.
Dimensions
  • Height: 8.3cm
  • Width: 4.9cm
Credit line
Given by Lady Charlotte Schreiber
Object history
Purchased by Lady Charlotte Schreiber from Willows, London, for 10 shillings [?] in June 1871.
Acquired as Chelsea porcelain.
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
Adams, Elizabeth. A Suggested Chronology of Chelsea Porcelains 1743-54. Apollo. Jan. 1981, vol. CXIII, no. 227.
Other number
Sch. I 224&A - Schreiber number
Collection
Accession number
414:279/&A-1885

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Record createdDecember 22, 2008
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