perfume bottle
Object NamePresentoir (Perfume Tester)
Primary Title
- La Renommée d’Orsay (D'Orsay, Fame)
Designer
René Lalique
(French, 1860-1945)
Maker
Lalique et Cie
(France)
Made FromDemi-lead glass
Datedesigned in 1922
Place MadeFrance, Wingen-sur-Moder
TechniqueMold-pressed then laminated hot, acid-etched
SizeH: 4.6 cm, W: 22.3 cm
Accession Number86.3.103
Credit LineGift of Estelle F. Sinclaire
Curatorial Area(s)
On ViewModern Gallery
Physical DescriptionPresentoir (Perfume Tester), "La Renommée d’Orsay (D'Orsay, Fame)". Colorless demi-lead glass; pressed then laminated hot, acid- etched. Solid rectangular bar with five cavities; solid bar has been pressed with five bulbous cavities with narrow, abraded neck openings and wide open bases; exterior pattern of overall curvilinear thorned vine pattern in relief with acid-etching on concave surfaces; on one long side appears in relief the word "D'Orsay" in large stylized letters among the vines; thick rectangular slab base has been joined hot to pressed bar sealing the cavity openings; each of small neck openings has a small solid stopper with handle in form of an anemone blossom, each has intaglio detailing of petals and block letters encircling the center of each blossom; (1) "Crypre D'Orsay", (2) "Fleurs France", (3) "Les Fleurs D'Orsay", (4) "Le Chevalier D'Orsay", (5) "Le Lys D'Orsay"; blossom top short, cylindrical stem in two sections; top, wide short section has been abraded; lower section of each stopper bears a number from 1-5 in relief; unsigned.Provenance
Source
Estelle Sinclaire Farrar
(American, 1919-2001)
