Seal
ca. 1750-1760 (made)
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Seal of soft-paste porcelain, painted with enamels, in the form of Harlequin, masked, in a parti-coloured dress with a lath, and with a carnelian intaglio of two hearts between palm branches with the word 'L'AMITIÉ', and set with gold mounting in the base.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels, and with a carnelian intaglio and gold mounting |
| Brief description | Seal of soft-paste porcelain, painted with enamels, in the form of Harlequin, and with a carnelian intaglio, made by Charles Gouyn's factory, London, ca. 1750-1760 |
| Physical description | Seal of soft-paste porcelain, painted with enamels, in the form of Harlequin, masked, in a parti-coloured dress with a lath, and with a carnelian intaglio of two hearts between palm branches with the word 'L'AMITIÉ', and set with gold mounting in the base. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | ''L'AMITIÉ'' (Inscribed on the intaglio) |
| Credit line | Given by Lady Charlotte Schreiber |
| Object history | Purchased by Lady Charlotte Schreiber from Boasberg, Amsterdam, for £1 in October 1874. Acquired as Chelsea porcelain. |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Literary reference | Commedia dell' arte |
| Other number | Sch. I 257 - Schreiber number |
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| Accession number | 414:318-1885 |
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| Record created | December 24, 2008 |
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