Scent Bottle and Stopper
ca. 1749-1760 (made)
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Scent bottle and stopper in porcelain, painted with enamels, in the form of a figure of a pug dog, and with gilt metal mounts.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Porcelain painted with enamels, copper painted with enamels, and with gilt mounts |
| Brief description | Scent bottle and stopper in porcelain, painted with enamels, in the form of a figure of a pug dog, and with gilt metal mounts, made by Charles Gouyn's factory, London, ca 1749-1760 |
| Physical description | Scent bottle and stopper in porcelain, painted with enamels, in the form of a figure of a pug dog, and with gilt metal mounts. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'FIDELLE' (On the collar in gold) |
| Credit line | Given by Lady Charlotte Schreiber |
| Object history | Purchased by Lady Charlotte Schreiber from Mme Beavan, Paris, for £4 4 shillings in April 1874. Acquired as Chelsea porcelain. |
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| Bibliographic reference | Manners, Errol. A Documentary ‘Girl-in-a-Swing’ Seal and other considerations on the porcelain of Charles Gouyn’s factory. English Ceramics Circle Transactions, Volume 18, part 3, 2004, pp 398-407. Illustrated fig. 7, p. 402. The Marquis of Granby seal illustrated fig. 10 was probably made after the Marquis's victory at the Battle of Warburg, 31st July 1760, thus extending the factory's period of production to that year or the following one. |
| Other number | Sch. I 241&A - Schreiber number |
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| Accession number | 414:290/&A-1885 |
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| Record created | December 23, 2008 |
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