scent bottle
Object NameScent Bottle with Stopper
Made FromGlass
Date1920-1930
Place Madepossibly France; possibly Bohemia
Techniquecast, cut, ground and polished; enameled
SizeOverall H: 8.6 cm, L (max): 5.3 cm
Accession Number74.3.177
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Anna Fern Sherwood
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionColorless glass, black enamel; cast, cut, ground and polished; enameled. (a) Bottle with rim everted with horizontal top and rounded edge; short cylindrical neck, ground but not polished on inside; horizontal rectangular shoulder, below which body has elongated hexagonal plan; wall splays, descends vertically and tapers with hollow facets occupying longer sides and four triangular areas of black enamel; flat rectangular base. Ridges left by seams of two-piece mold plainly visible on bottom of rim and outside of neck; (b) stopper: upper part has flat top and eight vertical sides, below which there is a construction; lower part is cylindrical, tapering and ground but not polished.Provenance
Source
Anna Fern Sherwood
- 1974-12-10
