Scent Bottle
ca. 1749-1760 (made)
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Scent bottle of porcelain, painted with enamels, and in the form of a figure of a girl with a dog, and she wears a flowered dress and stands with a basket of flowers slung from her shoulders, and a bird is in her hands, and a Dalmatian dog is seated at her feet, and they stand on a base, which is concave underneath and decorated with a rose, and inscribed with 'FIDELLE ME GUIDE'.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Porcelain painted with enamels |
| Brief description | Scent bottle of porcelain, painted with enamels, and in the form of a figure of a girl with a dog and a basket of flowers, made by Charles Gouyn's factory, London, ca. 1749-1760 |
| Physical description | Scent bottle of porcelain, painted with enamels, and in the form of a figure of a girl with a dog, and she wears a flowered dress and stands with a basket of flowers slung from her shoulders, and a bird is in her hands, and a Dalmatian dog is seated at her feet, and they stand on a base, which is concave underneath and decorated with a rose, and inscribed with 'FIDELLE ME GUIDE'. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'FIDELLE ME GUIDE' (Inscribed on the base) |
| Credit line | Given by Lady Charlotte Schreiber |
| Object history | Purchased by Lady Charlotte Schreiber from Morpurgo, Amsterdam, Paris, for £2 in May 1878. Acquired as Chelsea porcelain. |
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| Other number | Sch. I 245 - Schreiber number |
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| Accession number | 414:298-1885 |
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| Record created | December 23, 2008 |
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