Name/Title
Clear Glass Yardley art-deco perfume bottle in package, c. 1950sEntry/Object ID
2011.21.10Description
ACC. NO. 11.21.10
SUBJECT CATEGORY: HOUSEHOLD
DATE OR PERIOD: POSSIBLY THE 1950'S
OBJECT: BOTTLE, PERFUME
DESCRIPTION:
A PERFUME BOTTLE AND ORIGINAL PACKAGING. A CLEAR-GLASS ART DECO-STYLE FLAT-SIDED BOTTLE, WITH RED-COLORED PLASTIC SCREW-ON TOP. BOTTLE HAS ITS ORIGINAL PAPER LABEL: "TOILET WATER, YARDLEY, LONDON." BOTTLE IS RETAINED IN ITS ORIGINAL PACKAGING WHICH CONSISTS OF A CARDBOARD BOX WITH DECORATIVE DESIGNED ARTWORK IN BLUE-, RED-, AND GOLD COLORED TYPE ON A WHITE-COLORED BACKGROUND. BOX STATES, "BOND STREET TOILET WATER BY YARDLEY." SIZE: HEIGHT 5" X WIDTH 3".
HISTORY OF OBJECT:
A BOX AND BOTTLE, CONTENTS OF WHICH ARE YARDLEY TOILET WATER, USED BY THE MEYERS' SISTERS.
DONOR: ESTATE OF JEANETTE MEYERS
CATALOGED: APRIL 16, 2011
