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A scent case of flat rectangular form with a deep hinged lid in an elaborate metal mount, hinging on the narrow end; inside are three compartments for bottles. Enamel on metal and painted in colours on the body with two panels of shipping scenes and on the lid with three panels of flowers within gilt scroll borders on a white ground with the edges of the case decorated by lines of gold dots. Contains two glass bottles.
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Scent case of flat rectangular form with a deep hinged lid in an elaborate metal mount hinging on the narrow end; inside are three compartments for scent bottles. Enamel on metal and painted in colours on the broader sides of the body with two panels of shipping scenes and on the lid with three panels of flowers two to each side and one on the top all within gilt scroll borders. Two further panels are to each of the narrow ends of the body and contain white dots within similar gilt scroll borders. The ground is white decorated with grouped dots in raised white enamel and the edges of the case embellised by lines of gold dots. Inside are two glass scent bottles of cylindrical form tapering at the bottom with a round glass stopper.
Technique: enamelling
Technique: hand-painting
Material: enamel
Material: metal
Material: glass
scent case made in England, Britain, Europe, (1958.301). | Source: | Manchester City Galleries | Identifier: | mcag.emu.ecatalogue.21803 | Go to resource |
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