perfume bottle
Object NamePerfume Bottle with Stopper
Designer
Marc Lalique
(French, 1900-1977)
Made FromNon-lead glass
Datedesigned in 1946
Place MadeFrance
Techniquemold blown bottle, mold-pressed stopper, acid-etched
Size(a,b) H: 10 cm, W: 6.9 cm, D: 2.5 cm
Accession Number91.3.33
Credit LineGift of Charles Magriel
Curatorial Area(s)
On ViewModern Gallery
Physical DescriptionColorless non-lead glass, matte finish on broad sides and stopper; mold blown bottle, pressed stopper, acid-etched, polished details. Openwork bottle in form of vertical heart; pressed colorless domed button stopper with raised design of butterfly surrounded by florets, deeply inset short solid ground shank; bottle has short, lipped columnar neck ground flat; open heart-shaped body with scalloped edges, raised patterning on front and back of florets and foliage; inset rectangular base impressed on one long side "NINA RICCI" and on the other "COEUR-JOIE"; no pontil; base has acid-etched block letters: "BOTTLE MADE/BY/ LALIQUE/FRANCE".Provenance
Source
Charles Magriel
