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Scent Bottle

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

Scent bottle of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and mounded in gold. The bottle is formed as The Three Graces standing back to back in different postures with their arms entwined on a small circular base. The neck of the bottle rests on their heads. The figures are half draped in classical style and decorated with flowers and leaves. The base is mounted at the rim with a gold fillet. The gold neck is incomplete. The stopper is missing and a small length of chain is attached to the neck.

Object details

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Object type
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and mounded in gold
Brief description
Scent bottle of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and mounded in gold, Charles Gouyn's factory, London, 1750-1760.
Physical description
Scent bottle of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and mounded in gold. The bottle is formed as The Three Graces standing back to back in different postures with their arms entwined on a small circular base. The neck of the bottle rests on their heads. The figures are half draped in classical style and decorated with flowers and leaves. The base is mounted at the rim with a gold fillet. The gold neck is incomplete. The stopper is missing and a small length of chain is attached to the neck.
Dimensions
  • Height: 9.1cm
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.116-1982

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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