Scent Bottle and Stopper
ca. 1755 (made)
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Scent bottle of porcelain and gilt metal, painted with enamels, and stopper, copied from a Meissen model, and with gilt metal ornament.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Porcelain painted with enamels and gilded |
| Brief description | Scent bottle of porcelain, painted with enamels, and stopper, and with gilt metal ornament, made by Charles Gouyn's factory, London, ca. 1755. |
| Physical description | Scent bottle of porcelain and gilt metal, painted with enamels, and stopper, copied from a Meissen model, and with gilt metal ornament. |
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| Credit line | Given by Lady Charlotte Schreiber |
| Object history | Purchased by Lady Charlotte Schreiber from Altmann, Frankfurt, for £1 in September 1873. Acquired as Chelsea porcelain. |
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| Other number | Sch. I 233 - Schreiber number |
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| Accession number | 414:280/&A-1885 |
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| Record created | December 23, 2008 |
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