scent bottle

Object NameFlint Crown Scent Bottle

Designerpossibly Frederick Carder (American, b. United Kingdom, 1863-1963)

Manufacturer Stevens & Williams, Ltd.

Made FromLead Glass

Dateabout 1897

Place MadeEngland, London

TechniqueBlown, cut

SizeOverall H: 20.4 cm, Diam (max): 15.1 cm

Accession Number2004.2.4

Curatorial Area(s)

Modern

On ViewThe Jerome and Lucille Strauss Study Gallery

Physical DescriptionColorless glass; blown, cut, ground and polished. Three-part scent bottle with the base representing the lower portion of a crown. The glass has 4 large panels cut completely away and the panels that remain are decorated with alternating diamond cut pattern and leaves. The inner bottle is a small cylindrical bottle that flares slightly at shoulders then narrows to a short neck and flares once again to a flat rim with a stopper in the shape of a cross "formee patee". It is decorated overall with a diamond pattern with the tips of a each diamond waffle-cut.
Provenance

Former Collection C & L Burman (Works of Art) Ltd. - 2000-2004-03-16