scent bottle
Object NameScent Bottle with Chinoiserie Decoration
Made FromLead Glass, Metal Alloy
Date1760
Place MadeEngland, probably London; England, probably Southern Staffordshire
TechniqueBlown, cut, enameled, gilded
SizeOverall H: 4.4 cm, W: 1.5 cm
Accession Number86.2.24
Credit LineGift of Helen Mayer in memory of her husband, John
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
East Meets West: Cross-Cultural Influences in Glassmaking in the 18th and 19th Centuries
In Sparkling Company: Glass and the Costs of Social Life in Britain during the 1700s
On ViewEuropean Gallery
Physical DescriptionScent Bottle with Chinoiserie Decoration. Opaque white lead glass, metal alloy; blown, cut, enameled, and gilded. (a) Straight-sided shape with square cross-section; short, cylindrical neck, with cut threading on the exterior (to fit c), and rough ground for a stopper (b); rounded shoulders with gilt and red-orange arrows; the flat faces decorated in chinoiserie style, two with standing male figures, one in knee britches placing a tree on a pedestal, the other in Oriental dress, with a pagoda in the background; another with a European woman seated in a landscape, with distant gilt pavilion; the fourth side with a figure in a pagoda; the corners with cut triangular facets, outlined in gilding; flat bottom with chamfered edges. (b) Tapered, ground shank; flattened, oval stopper. (c) Gold; cylindrical, straight-sided shape, with spiral ribs on the sides and top; ribbed rim; threading on the inside.Provenance
Source
Helen Mayer
- 1986-07-30
