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Perfume Bottle

Collection Type

  • Decorative arts

GUSN

GUSN-40377

Description

Long, thin blown glass bottle and stopper embellished with gilt paint in abstract floral repeats that cover the exterior. The tube-shaped body is indented at four locations on the narrower sides of the bottle to form grips for the fingers. The shoulders narrow to an elongated mouth.

Details

Descriptive Terms

bottles
glass (material)
Bottle, Toilet
Bottle, Perfume
Bottle, Perfume

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

1/2 x 5/8 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Messrs. Charles A. and E. Sohier Welch

Accession Number

1939.648

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