Wine-Flask with Straw Wrapping
Manufacturer
Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory
(English, 1743 - 1769)
CultureEnglish
OriginChelsea, London, England
Datec.1755
MediumGlassy (frit) soft-paste porcelain with overglaze enamels, gilding; gold mounts
DimensionsOverall: 8.5 x 3.7 cm (3 3/8 x 1 7/16 in.)
MarkingsInscribed Eau de Senteur
DescriptionChelsea gold-mounted wine-flask scent bottle and a stopper, modelled as a flask in a pale yellow wickerwork basket. It has a gilded chain and the neck is painted with a sprig and a bouquet of flowers in tones of iron-red, puce, yellow, blue and green. It is surmounted by a butterfly stopper and the bottle and stopper necks are mounted in gold.
Credit LineGift of George and Helen Gardiner
Object numberG83.1.983.1-.2
Classifications
European CeramicsSub-classification
English PorcelainStatus
On view
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