Flask
ca. 1749-55 (made)
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Scent-flask, in the form of a girl, with detachable head, forming a stopper, standing playing a hurdy-gurdy the handle of which she turns with her right hand; her dress and skirt are decorated with scattered flower-sprays, as is the mound base. The underside of the base with a hollow depression, painted with a bouquet of flowers, the base and neck with metal mounts.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Soft-paste porcelain, painted in enamels and gilt, with metal mounts |
| Brief description | Scent-flask, soft-paste porcelain, painted in enamels and gilt, with metal mounts, Charles Gouyn's factory, England (London), ca. 1749-55 |
| Physical description | Scent-flask, in the form of a girl, with detachable head, forming a stopper, standing playing a hurdy-gurdy the handle of which she turns with her right hand; her dress and skirt are decorated with scattered flower-sprays, as is the mound base. The underside of the base with a hollow depression, painted with a bouquet of flowers, the base and neck with metal mounts. |
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| Object history | Bought in at Sotheby's, Monday, 4 April, 1966, Lot 47, for £96. |
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| Accession number | C.47-1966 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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