Museum Collections
Luce Center
Pocket perfume bottle
Object Number:
1942.505
Date:
1780-1820
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 1/2 x 3 5/8 x 2 in. ( 11.4 x 9.2 x 5.1 cm )
Description:
Colorless lead glass pocket bottle, blown in a dip mold of about sixty vertical ribs; flattened ovoid body with ridge at shoulder formed by second gather of glass; cylindrical neck; pontil mark on base.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. J. Insley Blair
Provenance:
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.