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Ceramics home: Porcelain: St James's (Charles Gouyn).

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bottle; scent bottle

Accession number: A9906
Producer: St James's (Charles Gouyn)
Collection place: St James's, London
Production date: 1751-1760
Material: ceramic; porcelain; soft paste porcelain
Measurements: H 85 mm; DM (base) 35 mm
Museum Section: Decorative Art
Summary: Scent bottle, modelled as a naked boy sitting in a bed of irises; the finial of the stopper is modelled as an iris bud; there are gilt metal mounts at the collar and rim of the foot; the foot is inscribed 'FLEUVE D'AMOUR'; the inside of the base is decorated with a rose spray.
Location: Object stored at Mortimer Wheeler House (Ceramics and Glass store)
Category: Porcelain.
Sub-category: St James's (Charles Gouyn).

Mortimer Wheeler House, 46 Eagle Wharf Road, London N1 7ED Tel: +44 (0)20 7490 8447 E-mail: ceramics@museumoflondon.org.uk

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