scent bottle
Object NameScent Bottle with Stopper
Silversmith
Elias Adam
(German, 1669-1745)
Made FromGlass, Silver, Gilding
Dateabout 1708-1710
TechniqueFree-blown, engraved, gilded
SizeOverall H: 16.8 cm; Body Diam: 8 cm; Base Diam: 10.5 cm
Accession Number59.3.46
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
Glass of the Alchemists: Lead Crystal-Gold Ruby, 1650–1750
Place Madepossibly Southern Germany (glass); Germany, Augsburg (mounts)
(hidden by mounts), engraved with narrow pattern of intertwined tendrils and branches with blossoms, with three birds perched along central line; above this, roughly executed wreath with triple leaves. Mounts:
raised, gadrooned band and serrated edge enclose foot of glass vessel; on top, collar attached to rim with screw top that was cast with gadrooned shoulder and (later?) applied rosettes on top. Mount on foot
has Augsburg silver mark and initials “E A.”
Provenance
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about 1850
probably 1525-1575