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Perfume bottle

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Collection Type

  • Decorative arts

Date

1850-1870

GUSN

GUSN-17811

Description

Small colorless glass perfume bottle, tilted neck. Paper label on front, embossed crown image on back.

Details

Descriptive Terms

perfume bottles
glass (material)
paper (fiber product)
Glass
Unidentified Paper
BOTTLE, TOILET

Inscription

Adhesive label on front: ""The Crown Perfumery Co./ Extra Concentrated/ Bijou/ Crab Apple/ Blossoms/ From/ London""

Associated Building

Original to Castle Tucker (Wiscasset, Me.),

Maker

The Crown Perfumery Co. (Maker)

Location of Origin

London, England

Dimensions

1.75 x 1 x 0.5 (HxWxD) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Miss Jane S. Tucker

Accession Number

1998.1952

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