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Shepherdess

Manufacturer (English, 1743 - 1769)
CultureEnglish
OriginChelsea, London, England
Datec.1760
MediumGlassy (frit) soft-paste porcelain with overglaze enamels, gilding; gilt-metal mounts
DimensionsOverall: 7 x 3.5 cm (2 3/4 x 1 3/8 in.)
MarkingsInscribed AIME EST CARESSE
DescriptionA Chelsea scent bottle modelled with a shepherdess wearing a flowered dress with blue and green sleeves. She is seated before a pedestal on which rests a gourd-shaped vase, with applied flowers. She holds a lamb with its forelegs resting on her knee, with another seated beside her. The hollow base is gilt with two doves in flight with a green dentil border, and gilt metal mounts and a squirrel stopper.
Credit LineGift of George and Helen Gardiner
Object numberG83.1.966
Classifications
European Ceramics
Sub-classification
English Porcelain
Status
On view
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