Scent bottle
Chelsea Porcelain Factory (1744-1769)
Category
Ceramics
Date
1756
Materials
Soft paste porcelain and metal
Measurements
99 mm (Height)
Place of origin
Chelsea
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Upton House, Warwickshire
NT 446177
Summary
Chelsea scent bottle in the form of a vase supported by a recumbant greyhound. Two stoppers, one in the form of the dog's head, the other forming the cover of the vase, on which perches a bird. Both stoppers with metal mounts and chains. 1756 (circa).
Makers and roles
Chelsea Porcelain Factory (1744-1769), maker