Scent bottle in the form of a nun reading a book
Object type: Scent bottle
Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Culture: British, Chelsea
Artist: Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory
Artist bio: British, 1745–1784, Red Anchor Period, ca. 1753–58
Artist role: Factory
Artist nationality: British
Date: ca. 1755
Medium: Soft-paste porcelain
Dimensions: Height (with stoppers): 4 3/16 in. (10.6 cm)
Classification: Ceramics-Porcelain
Credit line: Gift of Irwin Untermyer, 1971
Accession year: 1971
Tags: Women|Nuns|Books|Reading