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Image of Gallery in South Kensington
On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 139, The Curtain Foundation Gallery

Scent Bottle and Stopper

ca. 1768-1773 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Scent bottle and stopper, of porcelain painted with enamels and slightly gilded, moulded and with a gold mount.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Scent Bottle
  • Stopper
Materials and techniques
Porcelain painted with enamels and slightly gilded, moulded, and with a gold mount
Brief description
Scent bottle and stopper, of porcelain painted with enamels and slightly gilded, moulded and with a gold mount, of Cupid standing by a rose tree, made by Chelsea or Derby Porcelain factory, London, ca. 1768-1773
Physical description
Scent bottle and stopper, of porcelain painted with enamels and slightly gilded, moulded and with a gold mount.
Dimensions
  • Height: 7.6cm
  • Width: 3.5cm
Style
Credit line
Given by Lady Charlotte Schreiber
Object history
Purchased by Lady Charlotte Schreiber from the Earl of Kilmorey, Isleworth, for £3 in July 1872
Production
Chelsea or early Chelsea-Derby (J.V.G. Mallet, before 1989)
Subjects depicted
Other number
Sch. I 277&A - Schreiber number
Collection
Accession number
414:292/&A-1885

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Record createdDecember 29, 2008
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