Collection Highlights
Charles Willson Peale (1741-1827)
1824
1940.202
Oil on canvas
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Perfume bottle
Object name
Perfume bottle
Date
1750-1775
Medium
Porcelain, metal (probably brass)
Dimensions
Overall: 3 3/8 x 1 1/2 x 1 in. ( 8.6 x 3.8 x 2.5 cm )
Description
Soft paste porcelain perfume bottle; pear-shaped body with metal cap (with pierced handle) attached with chain; cartouches enclosed by C-shaped scrolls, obverse decorated with pastoral scene of man and woman seated in front of tree, with mountains in far background, reverse decorated with bouquet of blue, orange, and purple flowers; pink painted scale decoration on sides; gilt foot.
Credit Line
Bequest of Catherine Augusta DePeyster
Object Number
1911.71
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
