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| Cosmetic Palette French, 1830 The Victoria & Albert Museum |
These little pots were made in France around 1830 of hard-paste porcelain
painted in enamels and gilt. Their
purpose may not immediately be apparent, however, they were a part of a lady’s
toilet set and would have matched a lavish suite of many articles.
These
pots were actually designed to be used to mix pigment, wax and suspensions to
create cosmetics such as foundation, lip rouge and shadow.
A
printed label reads “IMPORTED by GATTIE & PIERCE Perfumers & C 57 New
Bond Strt LONDON” indicating that while made in France, the set was sold by a London dealer.
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