scent bottle

Object NameScent bottle

Made FromGlass, Metal, Enameled foil

Dateabout 1820-1840

Place MadeFrance

Techniqueblown, cut, encased enameled foil

SizeOverall W: 4 cm, L: 9.1 cm

Accession Number84.3.106

Credit LineClara S. Peck Endowment Fund

Curatorial Area(s)

On ViewEuropean Gallery

Physical DescriptionColorless lead glass; blown, cut, encased enameled foil. (a) Flattened, ovoid shape, with an oval cut panel on one side, enclosing an enameled gold foil spray of three blue forget-me- nots and leaves, sides with step and fan cutting, with horizontal grooves on the front; back with bands of prismatic cutting, horizontally and vertically, forming a field of sharp diamonds in the center; threaded neck; ground for a stopper. (b) Copper-colored domed metal cap, with ribbed sides and threaded tube, with a ring of beading above the threading.
Provenance

Source Louis Lyons - 1984-04-06
Purchased from Louis Lyons in 1984 using funds from the Clara S. Peck Endowment Fund. Catalogue cards say that these objects were a bequest of Clara S. Peck (by exchange).