Breloque
ca. 1750-1760 (made)
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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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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| Other number | Sch. I 250 - Schreiber number |
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| Accession number | 414:308-1885 |
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| Record created | December 24, 2008 |
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