Scent bottle
| Title | Scent bottle |
|---|---|
| Artist | Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory |
| Date | ca. 1755 18th century |
| Medium | Soft-paste porcelain |
| Classification | Ceramics-Porcelain |
| Holding institution | The Metropolitan Museum of Art |
| Credit line | Gift of Irwin Untermyer, 1971 |
| Rights | Public domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose. |
About this artwork
“Scent bottle” is a work by Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory, dated ca. 1755. It is executed in soft-paste porcelain and classified as ceramics-porcelain. In this archive it sits within the ornithological plates tradition. This work is in the public domain (CC0), so the image may be downloaded and reused for any purpose without permission (see the licence note below).
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The artist
This work is attributed to Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory. Browse every catalogued public-domain plate by this maker.
The period
Dated to ca. 1755. Explore the wider set of works from the 18th century held in the archive.
The collection
Made available through the The Metropolitan Museum of Art open-access programme, which explicitly places this work in the public domain.
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