scent bottle

Object NameScent Bottle and Stopper

Made Fromlead glass, gold (?)

Date1850-1875

Techniqueblown, overlay, cut

SizeH: 8.5 cm, W: 3.4 cm

Accession Number84.3.256

Credit LineGift of Charles H. and Alice Wendt Voorhees Coll.

Curatorial Area(s)

Modern

Place Made

Europe; probably France

Physical DescriptionColorless, transparent dark blue lead glass; blown, overlay, cut. (a) Flattened, oval form, with straight sides, rounded shoulders; hinged, domed gold metal cap and collar mounted on the neck; the neck ground for a stopper; colorless glass with dark blue overlay, with polished large ovals on the sides; concave, polished bottom. (b) Small, arc-shaped finial, polished flat on two faces; tapered, ground shank with polished end.
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