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Breloque

ca. 1750-1760 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Breloque of soft-paste porcelain, moulded and painted with enamels, with a woman's face wearing a mask and a plumed cap, and mounted in gold, and the eyes are set with diamonds.

Object details

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Object type
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels, diamonds, moulded, and mounted in gold
Brief description
Breloque of soft-paste porcelain, moulded and painted with enamels, mounted in gold, and set with diamonds, made by Charles Gouyn's factory, London, ca. 1750-1760
Physical description
Breloque of soft-paste porcelain, moulded and painted with enamels, with a woman's face wearing a mask and a plumed cap, and mounted in gold, and the eyes are set with diamonds.
Dimensions
  • Length: 2.5cm
Credit line
Given by Lady Charlotte Schreiber
Object history
According to the annotated copyn of the first edition of the catalogue of the Schreiber Collection, Lady Charlotte Schreiber purchased this from 'V. Antolino, Valencia' for 15 [?] shillings in December 1877. In her Jounals (vol. II, p. 84), she mentions buying 'at Vicenti's a dear little Chelsea head, with diamond eyes, for a pin' in Valencia on 27th December 1877.
Acquired as Chelsea porcelain.
Subjects depicted
Other number
Sch. I 250 - Schreiber number
Collection
Accession number
414:308-1885

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Record createdDecember 24, 2008
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