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Scent Bottle

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Scent Bottle by Wedgwood features a white and blue ceramic body with a gold screw-on cap. The body is spherical, with a circular blue field on the front. A white relief sculpture of a man's head in profile is centered on the blue field. He wears a jacket and tie. A white leaf pattern encircles the blue field. The top of the body features white sections with a scalloped edge. The gold cap has a textured surface. The bottle sits on a light gray surface against a darker gray background. A shadow falls to the left.

Artwork details

Date:
1770–1800
Medium:
Earthenware
Culture:
British
Dimensions:
586 × 624 px
Museum record:
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