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Object NameCameo Scent Bottle with Plums
Manufacturer C. C. May & Sons
Manufacturer Thomas Webb and Sons (f. 1837)
Made FromGlass, Silver, Cork
Dateabout 1880-1900; 1904 (silver)
TechniqueCased, blown, carved, chased, assembled
SizeOverall H: 7.6 cm, W: 4.7 cm, D: 3.4 cm
Accession Number2016.2.13
Credit LineGift of the Ennion Society
Curatorial Area(s)
Place Made
England, Amblecote
Physical DescriptionCameo Scent Bottle with Plums. (a) Translucent amber and white glasses, silver; cased, blown, carved, assembled. Flattened globular white on translucent amber glass scent bottle. Each side of bottle decorated with a pair of round fruit, probably plums, on branch with leaves; a housefly rests on one fruit on one side of bottle. Flat base outlined with curled ends of stems. Threaded silver collar fixed to top of bottle. (b) Chased acanthus scroll globular silver cap with cylindrical neck. Cork fixed within top of cap.
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