perfume bottle
Object NamePerfume Bottle with Stopper
Designer
René Lalique
(French, 1860-1945)
Maker
Lalique et Cie
(France)
Made FromGlass
Datedesigned in 1920
Place MadeFrance
TechniqueMold-blown bottle, mold-pressed stopper
Size(a,b) H: 9.7 cm, W: 8.3 cm, D: 3.4 cm
Accession Number91.3.30
Credit LineGift of Charles Magriel
Curatorial Area(s)
On ViewModern Gallery
Physical DescriptionColorless non-lead glass, matte finish; mold-blown bottle, mold-pressed stopper. Ovoid bottle in shape of vertical closed clam shell (hinge at top); pressed colorless stopper in form of vertical ovoid clam shell disc, intaglio on both sides with raised radiating lines (inscribed on shank base 125), short solid ground shank; bottle has short, lipped columnar neck ground flat; ovoid body with sides meeting at a single edge, body impressed with radiating concentric lines; inset ovoid base; no pontil; base has raised block letters: "R. LALIQUE".Provenance
Source
Charles Magriel
200-399
1681-1684
1760-1770
1750-1880