Laguna
Object NamePerfume Bottle with Lid
Designer
Salvador Dalí
(Spanish, 1904-1989)
Manufacturer
Salvador Dalí-Ray International
Made FromGlass, Metal, Plastic
Datedesigned in 1983
TechniqueMachine-made: blown into mold, assembled, cast
SizeOverall H: 13.3 cm, W: 10.4 cm, D: 6.7 cm
Accession Number95.3.73 A
Curatorial Area(s)
When designing this bottle as a disembodied mouth and nose, Surrealist artist Salvador Dalí drew inspiration from his own painting of the goddess Aphrodite, painted when he was 77 years old. This is the only bottle in this group that was designed for a specific scent, in this case a concoction of jasmine, rose, mandarin, and sandalwood described by his secretary as a “floral choir.”
France, Paris
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