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Scent Bottle
(18th and 19th Centuries )
Much of the bottle is worked in painted filigree enamel with large Usolsk-type blossoms in white with red, orange, and violet delineations. The supporting vines are in light and dark blue over a pale green background. In addition, much of the surface is covered with patterns of loosely curled wire filigree scrolls.
Both the neck and the foot are decorated with blossoms and abstract floral motifs and rows of raised white circles. The silver gilt stopper with a cork seal is partly enameled with similar motifs and terminates in silver knob.
Inscription
Provenance
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Jean M. Riddell, Washington, D.C. [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 2010, by bequest.
Geographies
Russia, Moscow (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H overall: 5 11/16 x Diam: 2 3/8 in. (14.4 x 6 cm); Base H: 4 13/16 in. (12.3 cm); H of lid with stopper: 1 9/16 x Diam: 15/16 in. (4 cm x 2.4 cm)
Credit Line
Bequest of Mrs. Jean M. Riddell, 2010
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
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44.963