Boy with Flute
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: 6.8 x 2.6 cm (2 11/16 x 1 in.)
Outside Diameter: 2.4 cm (15/16 in.)
MarkingsNone
DescriptionChelsea scent bottle in the form of a boy seated by a flowering tree trunk. He is playing the pipe with a dog by his side. He wears a puce hat, turquoise jacket, yellow vest, iron-red breeches and black shoes, with a purse slung by his side. It has a floral stopper with metal mounts, the concave base with a spray of gilt flowers and green dentil rims.
Credit LineGift of George and Helen Gardiner
Object numberG83.1.989
Classifications
European CeramicsSub-classification
English PorcelainStatus
On view
Artist / Maker: Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory
c.1760
Object number: G83.1.969.1-.2
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c.1736-40
Object number: G83.1.901
Artist / Maker: Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
c.1740-1741; decorated in the nineteenth or twentieth century
Object number: G83.1.942
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: Claudius Innocentius du Paquier Factory
c.1740-1744
Object number: G83.1.871.1 -2