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scent bottle

Object NamePseudo-ivory Scent Bottle with Floral Decoration

Decoratorpossibly Fridolin Kretschman (Bohemian, about 1850-1898)

Manufacturer Thomas Webb and Sons (f. 1837)

Made FromGlass, Enamel, Silver, Cork, Wool

Dateabout 1880-1890; 1889 (silver)

TechniqueBlown, carved, painted, assembled

SizeOverall H: 8.1 cm, W: 3.6 cm, D: 2.7 cm

Accession Number2016.2.16

Credit LineGift of the Ennion Society

Curatorial Area(s)

Modern

Place Made

England, Amblecote

Physical DescriptionPseudo-ivory Scent Bottle with Floral Decoration. (a) Opaque white glass, brown, orange, pink, green, and yellow paint, silver; blown, carved, painted, assembled. Flattened teardrop-shaped opaque white scent bottle decorated with Asian-inspired blossoms and bamboo carved in relief (possibly the Three Friends of Winter ("Suihan Sanyou"): pine, bamboo, and plum). Decoration painted in brown, orange, pink, green, and yellow. Threaded silver collar fixed to top of bottle. (b) Undecorated flattened globular silver cap. Cork and wool fixed within top of cap.
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