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Object NameVessel Shaped like a Bird
Made FromGlass
Date25-99
Place Madepossibly Northern Italy; possibly Switzerland
TechniqueBlown
SizeOverall H: 6 cm, L: 11.7 cm
Accession Number66.1.223
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
Glass of the Caesars
On ViewChanging Exhibition Gallery
Interpretive Notes
This bottle and others like it often contain powdered remnants of perfume. Glassmakers created the graceful bird shape by manipulating a glass bubble at the furnace. The bottle was filled with perfume and sealed over the fire. To use the perfume, its owner would crack the bird’s tail and reseal it after each use.
Physical DescriptionTransparent light blue glass; blown. Container in the form of a bird; long narrow beak inclined upwards; head and neck are represented by single tubular element which merges with plump, stylized body; long, tapering tail.
Provenance
Source Sergio Sangiorgi (Italian) - 1966
Former Collection Giorgio Sangiorgi (Italian, 1886-1965)

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