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SCENT BOTTLE

Creator(s): Unknown (Manufacturer)

On view in: Second Floor Hallway


About this object

Bottle has a narrow neck and a bulging body at the bottom with some molded decoration. The background is in white with lattice work and gilt scroll work. On the front and back are panels painted in colors. On the front a shoulder-length portrait of a young woman in a red dress and a blue hat, and on the back a bouquet of flowers. The gilt stopper is of a bird preening its feathers.

Object name:
SCENT BOTTLE
Made from:
Enamel -- copper -- gilt copper
Made in:
ENGLAND: South Staffordshire, Bilston or Wednesbury
Date made:
ca. 1765
Size:
9.2 cm (3 5/8 in.)

Detailed information for this item

Catalog number:
15.149
Class:
ENAMEL
Signature marks:
Credit line:
Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973