PERFUME BOTTLE
Creator(s): Popov Porcelain Factory (Manufacturer)
On view in: Passageway to Icon Room
About this object
A porcelain scent bottle shaped like a tree trunk in front of which a young soldier in yellow jacket and blue trousers leans into the embrace a maiden dressed in a pink blouse, flowered skirt and blue hat and seated on a rock with dogs beside her. Stopper is surmounted by a yellow bird.
- Object name:
- PERFUME BOTTLE
- Made from:
- Porcelain
- Made in:
- Gorbunovo, Russia
- Date made:
- 1800-1875
- Size:
- 7.1 cm (2 13/16 in.)
Detailed information for this item
- Catalog number:
- 25.131
- Class:
- CERAMICS
- Signature marks:
- MARK monogram of Popov Factory, in blue, AP
- Credit line:
- Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973