Perfume Bottle
MakerMade by
Unknown
Date1830-1860
MediumMold-blown colorless lead glass with a light green tint
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x diameter): 4 7/8 x 2in. (12.4 x 5.1cm)
ClassificationsGlassware
Credit LineBequest of George Dudley Seymour
DescriptionPerfume bottle made of mold-blown colorless lead glass with a light green tint. The perfume bottle has a tooled rim, cylindrical neck, a barrel-shaped body, a short stem, and an added disc-shaped gather of glass on the foot with a pontil mark on the bottom. There are five bands of raised decoration covering the perfume bottle. The first, at the base of the neck, consists of an undulating line. The second band, at the shoulder, contains a Greek key. The widest band of raised decoration covers the middle of the body. A circle with the raised letters "DR" is flanked on both sides by a row of four double scrolls. The remainder of the band is a plain rectangular panel. Below the widest band are a row of sprayed leaves. Finally, an undulating line circles the hollow portion of the foot. The disc-shaped gather of glass added to the bottom of the perfume bottle has a tooled edge of diagonal lines.
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.
Object number1945.1.1178
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