Akcents (Smaržas Akcents) perfume bottle

Object/Artifact

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Archive of Cuban Socialism

Name/Title

Akcents" (Smaržas Akcents) perfume bottle

Entry/Object ID

2025.6.26

Description

A small clear glass scent bottle with a distinctive molded body formed as a stacked column of rounded cushion/bead segments, roughly half to two-thirds full of amber perfume. The black cap is banded and lettered in silver.

Use

Belonged to Mirta Martínez.

Collection

The Martínez Suquet family collection, Mirta Martínez Forteza collection

Acquisition

Accession

2025.6

Source or Donor

Mirta Suquet

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Dzintars

Time Period

1980s

Place

City

Riga

Location

Latvia

Country

U.S.S.R.

Region

Eastern Europe

Continent

Europe

Edition

Akcents

Notes

Maker: Dzintars — Rīgas parfimērijas un kosmētikas ražošanas apvienība "Dzintars" (Riga Manufacturing Union of perfumery and cosmetics "Dzintars"), Riga, Latvian SSR, USSR. Date: The Akcents fragrance was launched in 1985; this bottle dates from circa 1985–1990 (Soviet period), within 1959–1990. (Dzintars remained a Soviet state production union until becoming a joint-stock company in late 1991.)

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Location

cap

Transcription

Smarža Akcents

Language

Russian

Notes

Cap (silver on black): "Smaržas" (Latvian — perfume); "Akcents"; "5 ml" (with an apparent net-weight figure). Latvian-language labeling.

Dimensions

Height

8.5 cm

Circumference

2.5 cm

Parts

bottle, cap

Materials

Material

Glass, Plastic

Material Notes

Materials: Clear molded glass (bottle); amber perfume liquid; black cap with silver printing (plastic and/or metal), likely with an inner stopper. Technique: Mold-blown/pressed glass bottle; printed and banded cap.

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Mirta Martínez Forteza

Notes

owner

Related Places

Place

City

Pinar del Río

State/Province

Pinar del Río

Country

Cuba

Region

Caribbean, Central America

Notes

acquisition, use

Place

Location

Latvia

Country

U.S.S.R.

Region

Eastern Europe

Continent

Europe

Notes

production

Research Notes

Notes

Akcents (1985) is a women's fragrance — top notes bergamot, lily-of-the-valley, violet; heart hyacinth, rose, jasmine, ylang-ylang; base galbanum, musk, pepper (per fragrance databases).

Notes

"perfumer: Antonina Vitkovskaya (per fragrance-database attribution)" rather than as a mark-confirmed fact.

Created By

María A. Cabrera Arús

Create Date

March 31, 2022

Updated By

María A. Cabrera Arús

Update Date

June 14, 2026