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Boy with Goat

Manufacturer (German, founded 1747)
CultureGerman
OriginFurstenburg, Brunswick, Germany
Datec.1765
MediumHard-paste porcelain with overglaze enamels, gilding; silver mounts
DimensionsOverall: 8.5 x 3.2 cm (3 3/8 x 1 1/4 in.)
MarkingsInscribed L’AMITIÉ VOUS L’OFFRE
DescriptionA German scent bottle showing a boy tugging the horns of a goat around a tree-trunk with fruiting vines picked out in naturalistic colours. The mound base is decorated beneath with a gilt rose sprig. There are silver mounts and stopper.
Credit LineGift of George and Helen Gardiner
Object numberG83.1.1061.1-.2
Classifications
European Ceramics
Sub-classification
German Porcelain
Status
On view
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