PERFUME BOTTLE
Creator(s): Unknown
Currently in storage
About this object
The perfume bottle is tear-shaped with hinges along the sides, and a long narrow neck. The glass bottle is entirely covered by a gold openwork cage of vines with a pair of birds and a nest on each side. It stands on an oval foot. On the top of the bulbous hinged cap is a plain medallion engraved with a monogram. Inside the cap is a small gold mounted cork.
- Object name:
- PERFUME BOTTLE
- Made from:
- Gold -- glass -- cork
- Made in:
- Paris, France
- Date made:
- ca. 1850
- Size:
- 4 1/4 × 1 3/4 in. (10.8 × 4.4 cm)
Detailed information for this item
- Catalog number:
- 11.227
- Class:
- GOLD
- Signature marks:
- MARK; MONOGRAM On top of lid: two gothic letters (O.B) surmounted by a nine point crown; on stopper: An eagle's head facing right (Paris guarantee for small gold works of .750 fineness, issued in 1838)
- Credit line:
- Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973