scent bottle

Object NameScent Bottle with Stopper

Artist Ann Dee Greenberg (American, b. 1958)

Artist Alex Brand (American, b. 1957)

Studio Brand/Greenberg Glass

Made Fromnon-lead glass

Date1987

Place MadeUnited States, NY, Corning

Techniqueblown, flameworked

Size(a,b) H: 11.5 cm, D(max): 10.6 cm; (a) H: 8.8 cm; (b) H: 6.5 cm, D(max): 1.8 cm

Accession Number87.4.59

Credit LineGift of Brand/Greenberg Glass

Curatorial Area(s)

Postwar and Contemporary

Exhibitions

Worlds Within: The Evolution of the Paperweight

Not On View

Physical DescriptionScent Bottle with Stopper. Deep transparent violet non-lead glass encased in colorless, stopper has opaque red tip; blown, furnace-worked and cased, cut. Conical shape; small bubble of violet appearing black is thickly cased in colorless shaped into a cane with broad, flat shoulder and narrow base; pontil is ground and polished; solid colorless stopper has red tip that is ground and polished to form a cane; stopper and neck opening ground to fit.
Provenance

Source Brand/Greenberg Glass