Scent Bottle
1750-1760 (made)
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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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| 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. |
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| Accession number | C.116-1982 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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