Bottle and Stopper
ca. 1845 (made)
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Bottle and stopper of porcelain. Pear-shaped body, long slender neck and baluster-shaped stopper. The body is in two thickness, the outer surface being perforated with a geometrical pattern. The upper part of the body is painted with floral sprays in vertical compartments on a yellow ground, and the perforated portion is outlined in red and gilt. The neck and stopper are also ornamented with gilding.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Porcelain, perforated, painted in enamels and gilt |
| Brief description | Bottle and stopper of porcelain, perforated, painted in enamels and gilt, Chamberlain & Co., Worcester, ca. 1845 |
| Physical description | Bottle and stopper of porcelain. Pear-shaped body, long slender neck and baluster-shaped stopper. The body is in two thickness, the outer surface being perforated with a geometrical pattern. The upper part of the body is painted with floral sprays in vertical compartments on a yellow ground, and the perforated portion is outlined in red and gilt. The neck and stopper are also ornamented with gilding. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'Chamberlain's Worcester' (Printed in red) |
| Credit line | Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street |
| Object history | Formerly in the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street, and illustrated in the first published catalogue of the museum in 1855 (fig. 148). Very similar bottle vases were also made by Kerr & Binns and the Royal Worcester Porcelain Co, the successors of the Chamberlain factory. |
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| Accession number | 3297&A-1901 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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