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scent bottle

Object NameCameo Scent Bottle with Swan and Christmas Rose

Engraver/Painter(engraving and painting) probably Fridolin Kretschman (Bohemian, about 1850-1898)

Gilder(gilding) probably Jules Barbe (French, b. 1847)

Manufacturer Thomas Webb and Sons (f. 1837)

Made FromGlass, Silver, Enamel, Gilding

Dateabout 1880-1890

TechniqueCased, blown, carved, painted, enameled, gilded, assembled

SizeOverall H: 7.3 cm, W: 4.9 cm, D: 3.3 cm

Accession Number2016.2.8

Credit LineGift of the Ennion Society

Curatorial Area(s)

Modern

Interpretive Notes

Web Text

Talented glass workers from continental Europe flocked to Stourbridge, a remote location in central England, to take part in the cameo boom. Among them were Jules Barbe (French, 1847—unknown) and Fridolin Kretschman (Bohemian, about 1850—1898). Kretschman later immigrated to New York and lived briefly in Corning.

Place Made

England, Amblecote

Physical DescriptionCameo Scent Bottle with Swan and Christmas Rose. Transparent red and white glasses, blue, white, green, orange, brown, and yellow paint or enamel, gilding, silver; cased, blown, carved, painted or enameled, gilded, assembled. Flattened globular white on transparent red glass scent bottle. One side of bottle decorated with white swan set between blue flowers and cattails; opposite side of bottle decorated two "Christmas roses"; bluish-green leaves and stems decorate bottom half. Relief layer painted in blues, white, green, orange, brown, and yellow, possibly fired enamel. Background of gilded dots. Silver neck fixed to top of bottle; undecorated globular cap hinged to neck (a modern replacement).
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