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scent bottle
scent bottle

scent bottle

Object NameScent Bottle
Enameler Workshop of the Beilby Family
Made FromGlass
Date1782
Place MadeEngland, possibly Newcastle upon Tyne
TechniqueBlown, enameled
SizeOverall H: 7.3 cm; Diam (max): 2.8 cm
Accession Number59.2.4
Curatorial Area(s)
On ViewEuropean Gallery
Physical DescriptionOpaque glass; partly slightly dull through wearing; blown and enameled. Flattened pear-shaped body with solid ring base and rough pontil mark (clear glass), the body leading into neck slightly tapering to plain rim, top part of neck almost cylindrical; multicolored enamel decoration, on one side a flower and leaf spray, with blossoms in purple, light blue and yellow, and enclosing the two letters "I C", on the other side a rococo pattern, in greyish-purple and enclosing: "IW 1782". Around the rim a wreath of palmette-shaped leaves in blue.
Provenance
Source James Robinson - 1959-10-21

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