Two Boys and a Basket of Flowers
Manufacturer
Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory
(English, 1743 - 1769)
CultureEnglish
OriginChelsea, London, England
Datec.1760
MediumGlassy (frit) soft-paste porcelain with overglaze enamels; gilt-metal mounts
DimensionsOverall: 8.2 cm (3 1/4 in.)
Outside Diameter: 4.8 cm (1 7/8 in.)
MarkingsNone
DescriptionA Chelsea scent bottle modelled with two boys beside a basket of mixed flowers. One is seated on a rockwork holding a pear in his hand, and wearing a yellow flowered coat and turquoise breeches. The other is holding a brightly feathered bird in a blue tricorn hat, pink coat and yellow breeches. Between them is a parrot perched on a branch modelled in relief with flowers. The hollow base is gilt with a flower spray, a turquoise dentil border, and with a fruit stopper and gilt mounts.
Credit LineGift of George and Helen Gardiner
Object numberG83.1.965.1-.2
Classifications
European CeramicsSub-classification
English PorcelainStatus
On view
Artist / Maker: Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory
c.1760
Object number: G83.1.967.1-2
Artist / Maker: Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory
c.1760
Object number: G83.1.969.1-.2
Artist / Maker: Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
c.1740-1741; decorated in the nineteenth or twentieth century
Object number: G83.1.942
Artist / Maker: Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
January 1743
Object number: G83.1.919
Artist / Maker: Johann Joachim Kändler
c.1745-1752
Object number: G83.1.950