Flask
Manufacturer
Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory
(English, 1743 - 1769)
CultureEnglish
OriginChelsea, London, England
Datec.1760-1768
MediumPhosphatic (bone ash) soft-paste porcelain with overglaze enamels, gilding; gold mounts
DimensionsOverall: 9.3 x 7 cm (3 11/16 x 2 3/4 in.)
MarkingsNone
DescriptionA Chelsea gold-mounted scent flask and stopper of flattened waisted form. IT is painted with shaped panels of children among foliage reserved on a blue-ground gilt with trellis-pattern and flower-heads.
Credit LineGift of George and Helen Gardiner
Object numberG83.1.994.1-.2
Classifications
European CeramicsSub-classification
English PorcelainStatus
On viewArtist / Maker: Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory
c.1755
Object number: G83.1.983.1-.2
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c.1725-1735; later Louis XVI mounts
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Artist / Maker: Fürstenberg Porcelain Company
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Artist / Maker: Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory
c.1755
Object number: G83.1.978
Artist / Maker: Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory
c.1755
Object number: G83.1.972