perfume bottle
Object NamePerfume Bottle with Stopper
Designer
René Lalique
(French, 1860-1945)
Maker
Lalique et Cie
(France)
Made FromGlass
Datedesigned in 1924
Place MadeFrance, Wingen-sur-Moder
TechniqueMold-blown bottle, mold-pressed stopper
SizeOverall H: 7.8 cm, Diam: 5.2 cm
Accession Number91.3.16
Credit LineGift of David J. Weinstein
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionColorless, matte cobalt glass; Mold-blown bottle, mold-pressed stopper. Small spherical bottle with pattern of raised colorless stars against matte blue background; pressed colorless stopper in form of vertical disc (inscribed on shank base 609), ground edges, on one flat side raised lower case letters: dans/la/nuit, right side has raised cresent, back is enameled blue except for area behind crescent, short solid ground shank; bottle has short, lipped columnar neck ground flat; spherical body, slightly concave matte base; no pontil; base inscribed with cursive letter "L"/609".Provenance
Source
David J. Weinstein