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Object NameScent Bottle with Stopper
Maker Avon Place Glass
Maker Andrew Magdanz (American, born 1951)
Maker Susan Shapiro (American, born 1953)
Made Fromglass, glass enamels
Date1987
Place MadeUnited States, MA, Cambridge
TechniqueBlown, cut, enameled
Size(a,b) H: 11.1 cm, W: 15.6 cm, D: 4.8 cm; (a) 6.6 cm
Accession Number87.4.49
Credit LineGift of Andrew Magdanz and Susan Shapiro
Curatorial Area(s)
On ViewChanging Exhibition Gallery
Physical DescriptionColorless non-lead glass with shadings of lavender, pink, blue opaque enamels; blown, cut, enameled. Irregular shape; solid, tapered "bat"-shaped stopper engraved pink; thick-walled vessel with narrow, slightly concave neck opening inset in center of broad, curved shoulder; sides of body are flat, short ends taper in, long sides taper out at slightly different angles; base is notched forming three resting points, ground flat; all surfaces except for ring around neck opening enameled in graduations of different colors; inscribed in block letters on base: "MAGDANZ SHAPIRO".
Provenance
Source Susan Shapiro (American, born 1953)
Source Andrew Magdanz (American, born 1951)
Object copyright© Andrew Magdanz

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