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Scent bottle
Made at: Chelsea Manufactory (England, active 1745–1784)
English
about 1756
Object Place: Europe, England
Medium/Technique
Soft-paste porcelain
Dimensions
6.35 cm (2 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Jessie and Sigmund Katz Collection
Accession Number1988.717a-b
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
DescriptionIn form of bird, wings spread, on mounded base with metal? rim. Right talon on curved stump. Feathers very strong palette in yellows, brown, green, blue, and red. Model of C 37 (360.1973) and C 172 (358.1973). Unmarked.
ProvenanceBy 1973, Mr. and Mrs. Sigmund Katz [see note 1]; 1988, gift of Mr. and Mrs. Sigmund Katz. (Accession date: November 30, 1988)
NOTES:
[1] From June 25, 1973, on loan to the MFA from Mr. and Mrs. Sigmund Katz.
NOTES:
[1] From June 25, 1973, on loan to the MFA from Mr. and Mrs. Sigmund Katz.