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Plums

Manufacturer (English, 1743 - 1769)
CultureEnglish
OriginChelsea, London, England
Datec.1756
MediumGlassy (frit) soft-paste porcelain with overglaze enamels; gilt-metal mounts
DimensionsOverall: 7 cm (2 3/4 in.)
MarkingsNone
DescriptionChelsea scent bottle moulded in the form of a cluster of plums. It is enamelled in bright purple and hanging from a foliate twig naturalistically coloured. It has a gilt-metal mount and twig stopper.
Credit LineGift of George and Helen Gardiner
Object numberG83.1.986
Classifications
European Ceramics
Sub-classification
English Porcelain
Status
On view
Pear
Artist / Maker: Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory
c.1755
Object number: G83.1.976.1-.2
Boy and Girl
Artist / Maker: Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory
c.1760
Object number: G83.1.1068
Shepherdess
Artist / Maker: Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory
c.1760
Object number: G83.1.966
Flower
Artist / Maker: Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory
c.1755
Object number: G83.1.975.1-.2
Gardener
Artist / Maker: Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory
c.1760
Object number: G83.1.987.1-.2
Three Graces
Artist / Maker: St. James Factory
c.1751-1754
Object number: G83.1.1000.1-2
Furnace Stoked by Putti
Artist / Maker: St. James Factory
c.1751-1754
Object number: G83.1.1017
Lady with a Child
Artist / Maker: Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory
c.1760
Object number: G83.1.993
Amorous Couple
Artist / Maker: St. James Factory
c.1751-1754
Object number: G83.1.1015.1-.2
Two Boys and a Basket of Flowers
Artist / Maker: Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory
c.1760
Object number: G83.1.965.1-.2
Boy with Basket of Eels
Artist / Maker: Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory
c.1760
Object number: G83.1.967.1-2
Shepherdess with Mastiff
Artist / Maker: St. James Factory
c.1751-1754
Object number: G83.1.1022.1-.2