perfume bottle
Object NameDove-Shaped Perfume Container (Kuşlar)
Made FromGlass
Date1800-1825
Place MadeTurkey, Beykoz
TechniqueBlown, applied, ground, enameled, gilded
SizeOverall H: 10.2 cm; L (max): 21.1 cm; W (max): 9.2 cm
Accession Number54.1.160
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
Glass of the Sultans
On ViewChanging Exhibition Gallery
Interpretive NotesExtremely rare today, bird-shaped containers were some of the most complex and sumptuous glass products produced at Beykoz, in Turkey. They contained scented water or perfume, likely distilled from the abundant roses, tulips, and cyclamen grown locally. With the decline of the Ottoman Empire at the turn of the 20th century, Turkish glass production suffered from competition with the European glass and perfume industries.
Provenance
Source
Carlebach Gallery
- 1954-05-04