perfume bottle
Object NamePerfume Bottle with Box
Maker
Salvador Dalí
(Spanish, 1904-1989)
Made FromGlass, Metal, Plastic
Datedesigned in 1983
TechniqueBlown into mold by machine, acid-etched, assembled
SizeSee Individual Record
Accession Number95.3.73
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical Description"Laguna" eau de toilette spray by Salvador Dali in original box. a) Bottle, transparent blue-green glass, opaque plastic, metal; blown into mold by machine, acid-etched, assembled. b) Lid, translucent blue-green plastic; cast by machine. a) Shaped like a pair of lips back to back with cylindrical plastic spray. b) Cap shaped like two noses back to back, hollowed out in center to fit over sprayer; top slanted downward. Box (B), has two parts- outside and interior corrogated white cardboard insert. Rectangular shape with blue-green marbled surface, image of "apparation du visage de / Aphriodite de Cnide dans un paipage" in gold frame on front and text. Interior of box printed with pattern of Dali.Provenance
Source
Susanne K. Frantz
- 1995-10-17
