Boy Stealing a Bird’s Nest
Manufacturer
Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory
(English, 1743 - 1769)
CultureEnglish
OriginChelsea, London, England
Datec.1760
MediumGlassy (frit) soft-paste porcelain with overglaze enamels, gilding; gold mounts
DimensionsOverall: 7.6 x 3.6 cm (3 x 1 7/16 in.)
MarkingsInscribed JAI LA MAIN AU NID
DescriptionA Chelsea scent bottle in the form of a boy stealing a bird-nest as two birds fly down to protect their young. The boy is dressed in a grey hat, white shirt, yellow coat trimmed in puce with a floral design in blue, iron-red, and gilt. He is also wearing apple green breeches and black shoes with gilt buckles. In the centre is a tree trunk encrusted with flowers and surmounted by a bouquet as a stopper. The base has a concave interior decorated by scalloped green border, a bird's silhouette in gilt with gold mounts.
Credit LineGift of George and Helen Gardiner
Object numberG83.1.969.1-.2
Classifications
European CeramicsSub-classification
English PorcelainStatus
On view
Artist / Maker: Höchst Porcelain Factory
c.1765-1770
Object number: G83.1.698.1-2
Artist / Maker: Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory
c.1760-1765
Object number: G83.1.863
Artist / Maker: Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
c.1740-1745; decorated and possibly made in the nineteenth or twentieth century
Object number: G83.1.943.1-2
Artist / Maker: Frankenthal Porcelain Factory
c.1770
Object number: G83.1.694.1-2
Artist / Maker: Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory
c.1760
Object number: G83.1.967.1-2
