Flask

Manufacturer Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory (English, 1743 - 1769)

CultureEnglish

OriginChelsea, London, England

Datec.1760-1768

MediumPhosphatic (bone ash) soft-paste porcelain with overglaze enamels, gilding; gold mounts

DimensionsOverall: 9.3 x 7 cm (3 11/16 x 2 3/4 in.)

MarkingsNone

DescriptionA Chelsea gold-mounted scent flask and stopper of flattened waisted form. IT is painted with shaped panels of children among foliage reserved on a blue-ground gilt with trellis-pattern and flower-heads.

Credit LineGift of George and Helen Gardiner

Object numberG83.1.994.1-.2

Classifications

European Ceramics

Sub-classification

English Porcelain

Collections

Status

On view

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