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A cylindrical case with a long cap with a metal rim sliding on an inner metal sleeve to form the needlecase; the opposite end screws away from the body to form the scent case. Enamel on metal and painted with six panels of landscape scenes within gilt scroll borders on a dark blue ground decorated with panels of trellis and dot in white and gilt foliage.
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A cylindrical case with a long cap with a metal rim sliding on an inner metal sleeve to form the needlecase; the opposite end forms the scent case and is screwed to the body, with the screw forming the aperature. Enamel on metal and painted with six panels; two on the cap, one of a pony and trap travelling alongside a river with a sailing boat upon it and the other of two figures in a boat sailing beside a town with a domed building, the body shows two Meditarranean port scenes and the scent case two pastoral scenes. All are within gilt scroll borders on a dark blue ground decorated with panels of trellis and dot in white and gilt foliage.
Technique: enamelling
Technique: hand-painting
Material: enamel
Material: metal
needlecase & scent case made in England, Britain, Europe, (1958.549). | Source: | Manchester City Galleries | Identifier: | mcag.emu.ecatalogue.21667 | Go to resource |
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