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Flask

Manufacturer (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 Ceramics
Sub-classification
English Porcelain
Status
On view
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