Perfume Bottle and Patch Box Shaped as a Cupid Holding Doves\n\nPerfume Bottle and Patch Box Shaped as a Cupid Holding Doves
1755
7.0 x 3.0 cm
Gardiner Museum of Ceramic Art
Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory (? – ?)
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Gardiner Museum of Ceramic Art (Toronto, Canada)
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A Chelsea cupid scent-bottle and stopper with detachable head holding two doves and a bow with a quiver of arrows on his back. He is seated on a circular mound base and painted with flowers. The base is mounted in gold and set with a stone.A Chelsea cupid scent-bottle and stopper with detachable head holding two doves and a bow with a quiver of arrows on his back. He is seated on a circular mound base and painted with flowers. The base is mounted in gold and set with a stone.
About this artwork
- Title: Perfume Bottle and Patch Box Shaped as a Cupid Holding Doves\n\nPerfume Bottle and Patch Box Shaped as a Cupid Holding Doves
- Artist: Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory
- Year: 1755
- Original dimensions: 7.0 x 3.0 cm
- Format: Portrait
- Copyright status: Under copyright
- Where to see it: Gardiner Museum of Ceramic Art
- Main color: Putty
- Color hue: Blue-Violet to Rose