Perfume bottle

#1524, Photographed by Mary Elizabeth Kulesa, 2021: Side 1
#1524, Photographed by Mary Elizabeth Kulesa, 2021

Side 1

Name/Title

Perfume bottle

Entry/Object ID

1524

Acquisition

Notes

Date: unknown Credit Line: Donor Unknown Means of Accession: Gift

Made/Created

Artist

Unidentified

Place

Country

United States

Continent

North America

Dimensions

Dimension Notes

H, W: 3x5 in

Height

3 in

Width

5 in

Material

Glass

Interpretative Labels

Label Type

Curator Pick of the Month

Label

The smell of spring is in the air! The collection is celebrating the season with this elegant pink glass perfume bottle. Glass bottles used to contain perfumes and scented oils have been common among the wealthy and elite for the last 3,500 years. Given the time and technique dedicated to making these perfume bottles they are often just as valuable as the fragrances inside of them. Once only for the elite, perfumes are now made more affordable and accessible to the public, leading to the perfume industry being worth over 30 billion U.S. dollars!