Bottle or vial (Perfume or scent bottle or vial)

Museum Object Number 1960.0328.003

Object Name

Bottle or vial (Perfume or scent bottle or vial)

Category

Ceramics

Credit Line/Donor

Museum purchase

Creator (Role)

Tucker factory (Artist)

Date of Birth

1825

Date of Death

1838

Place of Origin

Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

Date

1825-1838

Materials

Porcelain (hard-paste); Lime (alkaline) glaze

Techniques

Molded

Dimensions (inches)

1.417 (H) , 1.181 (W) , 0.512 (D)

Dimensions (centimeters)

3.6 (H) , 3 (W) , 1.3 (D)

Measurement Notes

OH from base to rim, OW at fullest poitn of shell, OD between sides.

Object Description

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Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Catalogue] Philadelphia Museum of Art. 1957 Tucker China 1825-1838.
• General information on Tucker.
[Book] Frelinghuysen, Alice Cooney. 1989 American Porcelain 1720-1920.
• General information on Tucker pp.14-21; Three scent bottles discussed in cat. no. 17, pp. 103-105.