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perfume bottle

Object NameCologne Bottle with Silver Overlay

Manufacturer(silver) Gorham Manufacturing Company

Manufacturer(glass) T. G. Hawkes & Company (American, 1880-1962)

Made FromLead Glass, Silver

Date1899

Place MadeUnited States, NY, Corning (glass); United States, RI, Providence (silver)

TechniqueBlown, hand-worked, chased

SizeOverall H: 18.3 cm; (a) Cologne Bottle H: 12.7 cm, Diam (max): 9 cm; (b) Stopper H: 8.5 cm, Diam (max): 4.2 cm

Accession Number98.4.139 A

Credit LinePurchased in part with funds from the Gladys M. & Harry A. Snyder Memorial Trust

Curatorial Area(s)

Modern

On ViewChanging Exhibition Gallery

Interpretive Notes

Web Text

Although North Americans often use this term for masculine scents, “eau de Cologne” simply refers to a substance with a lighter ratio of perfume oils to alcohol than traditional perfume or eau de toilette. To house this more diluted fragrance, glass and perfume manufacturers often created larger bottles. The engraved silver overlay on this pair was personalized with its owner’s initials, “A. M.”

Physical DescriptionCologne Bottle with Silver Overlay. Red lead glass, silver; blown, hand-worked, chased. Flat-sided body of red glass with sloping shoulders and straight neck flaring rim covered with silver, ground and polished pontil mark on flat base, mouth, neck, and most of body covered with silver overlay engraved with scrolls and monogram "A.M."Matching hollow blown stopper of red glass is pointed at top and has a colorless glass solid shank; top portion is also silver overlay. Both parts are acid-etched "23".
Provenance

Source Robert Hampton - 1998-05-06