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Chinoiserie Musicians

Manufacturer (English, 1749 - 1759)
CultureEnglish
OriginLondon, London, England
Datec.1751-1754
MediumGlassy (frit) soft-paste porcelain with overglaze enamels; gilt-metal and gold mounts
DimensionsOverall: 9 x 3.1 cm (3 9/16 x 1 1/4 in.)
MarkingsInscribed JE PARTAGE VOS PLAISIRS
DescriptionA "Girl-in-a-Swing" type Chinese musicians scent bottle and a gold-mounted stopper. It is modelled as a young woman wearing a yellow and rose costume, seated and playing a lute. Her companion wearing a rose-feathered headdress, a rose-sprigged white jacket and black trousers, leaning against a green and iron-red palm tree and playing a lavender flute. There is a domed base with a row of shaded green petals. The concave underside has a pink rose sprig, and the stopper is formed as a bird. The bottle neck is mounted in gilt-metal, and the stopper is mounted in gold.
Credit LineGift of George and Helen Gardiner
Object numberG83.1.1018.1-.2
Classifications
European Ceramics
Sub-classification
English Porcelain
Status
On view
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Object number: G83.1.1025
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Artist / Maker: St. James Factory
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Object number: G83.1.1021.1-.2
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Artist / Maker: St. James Factory
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Artist / Maker: Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory
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Artist / Maker: Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory
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Artist / Maker: St. James Factory
c.1751-1754
Object number: G83.1.1011
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Artist / Maker: Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory
c.1760
Object number: G83.1.987.1-.2