https://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/internal/media/dispatcher/13545/fullBoy Stealing a Bird’s Nestca.1760Chelsea Porcelain ManufactoryOverall: 7.6 x 3.6 cm (3 x 1 7/16 in.)Glassy (frit) soft-paste porcelain with overglaze enamels, gilding; gold mountsGift of George and Helen GardinerOrigin: Chelsea, London, EnglandG83.1.969.1-.21A Chelsea scent bottle in the form of a boy stealing a bird-nest as two birds fly down to protect their young. The boy is dressed in a grey hat, white shirt, yellow coat trimmed in puce with a floral design in blue, iron-red, and gilt. He is also wearing apple green breeches and black shoes with gilt buckles. In the centre is a tree trunk encrusted with flowers and surmounted by a bouquet as a stopper. The base has a concave interior decorated by scalloped green border, a bird's silhouette in gilt with gold mounts.Chelsea18th Century European PorcelainScent BottlesEnglish Porcelain[]European CeramicsEnglish Porcelain183619956EnglishInscribed JAI LA MAIN AU NID