Dahlia

Object NamePerfume Bottle with Stopper

Designer René Lalique (French, 1860-1945)

Maker Lalique et Cie

Made Fromsemi-lead glass

Datedesigned in 1931

Techniquemold-blown, pressed, acid-etched, patinated, ground

Size(a,b) H: 8.9 cm, W: 7 cm, D: 4 cm

Accession Number93.3.53

Credit LineGift of Dr. and Mrs. Edward Lewison

Curatorial Area(s)

Modern

Place Made

France, Wingen-sur-Moder

Physical DescriptionColorless semi-lead glass, blue-green patination; mold-blown, acid-etched, patinated, ground and polished, pressed stopper. Circular scent bottle with short collared opening and ground and polished rim; large concave flower blossom on both sides in high relief (overlapping petals surrounding prominent star-formation stamen and pistils); wide smooth scalloped side band; overall matte surface with patinated and polished details, raised small rectangular base, ground and polished flat, no pontil; (b) short solid colorless stopper with matte finish button knob, wide ground cylindrical shank with base ground flat, no patination; acid-stamped in block letters on base: "R. LALIQUE/FRANCE/(inscribed) 59 D"; stopper inscribed: "59".
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