Perfume Bottle
MakerMade by
Unknown
Date1830-1860
MediumMold-blown colorless lead glass
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x diameter): 4 1/2 x 2in. (11.4 x 5.1cm)
ClassificationsGlassware
Credit LineBequest of George Dudley Seymour
Object number1945.1.1177
DescriptionMold-blown colorless lead glass perfume bottle with a tooled rim, a short cylindrical neck, a hexagonal, violin-shaped body, a round foot, and a flat bottom with a pontil mark in the center. The perfume bottle was blown in a two part mold, with a collar of inverted pointed arches at the shoulder, and a raised pattern on five of the six sides. The pattern consists of six leaves on a stem, over a symmetrical scrolled motif, over an inverted repetition of the six leaves on a stem design. On one of the panels, the scrolled design is interrupted by a plain, oval-shaped area. A line of raised triangles decorates the round foot. There are two small areas of light scratches and wear on the bottom edge of the perfume bottle.
Pontil mark: A rough place on a blown glass object where the solid metal rod, or pontil, is cracked off the object after final shaping and decoration. Pontil marks can be polished to achieve a smooth surface.
Pontil mark: A rough place on a blown glass object where the solid metal rod, or pontil, is cracked off the object after final shaping and decoration. Pontil marks can be polished to achieve a smooth surface.
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