Boy with Flute
Manufacturer
St. James Factory
(English, 1749 - 1759)
CultureEnglish
OriginLondon, London, England
Datec.1751-1754
MediumGlassy (frit) soft-paste porcelain with overglaze enamels, gilding; gold mounts
DimensionsOverall: 8.7 x 3.6 cm (3 7/16 x 1 7/16 in.)
MarkingsInscribed UNISSONS NOS PLAISIRS
DescriptionChelsea scent bottle, of "Girl in the Swing" type formed as a boy playing the flute. He is on a marbled green rockwork, with a rose tree behind him, and supporting a rose spray finial. He is wearing a lilac-line black hat, pink-lined yellow coat, glowered waistcoat, and yellow and black striped breeches. The underside is painted with a rose.
Credit LineGift of George and Helen Gardiner
Object numberG83.1.1011
Classifications
European CeramicsSub-classification
English PorcelainStatus
On view
Artist / Maker: Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory
c.1760
Object number: G83.1.967.1-2
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
1737
Object number: G83.1.661
Artist / Maker: Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory
c.1760
Object number: G83.1.969.1-.2
Artist / Maker: Longton Hall Porcelain Factory
c.1754-1757
Object number: G83.1.897.1-2
Artist / Maker: Claudius Innocentius du Paquier Factory
c.1740-1744
Object number: G83.1.871.1 -2