SCENT BOTTLE
Creator(s): Unknown (Manufacturer)
On view in: Second Floor Hallway
About this object
Bottle has a narrow neck and a bulging body at the bottom with some molded decoration. The background is in white with lattice work and gilt scroll work. On the front and back are panels painted in colors. On the front a shoulder-length portrait of a young woman in a red dress and a blue hat, and on the back a bouquet of flowers. The gilt stopper is of a bird preening its feathers.
- Object name:
- SCENT BOTTLE
- Made from:
- Enamel -- copper -- gilt copper
- Made in:
- ENGLAND: South Staffordshire, Bilston or Wednesbury
- Date made:
- ca. 1765
- Size:
- 9.2 cm (3 5/8 in.)
Detailed information for this item
- Catalog number:
- 15.149
- Class:
- ENAMEL
- Signature marks:
- Credit line:
- Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973