Perfume bottle

Object/Artifact

Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Perfume bottle

Entry/Object ID

VC.2003.42 a-b

Description

a. Bottle: Clear red glass; hourglass-shaped; deep vertical ridges all around; depressed ovals at each shoulder; gilt brass hinged lid; mushroom-shaped, domed top with engraved foliate and scroll pattern around edge, simple leaf pattern engravd around base. b. Stopper: Frosted clear glass; cylindrical with disk top.

Collection

Van Cortlandt Manor Object Collection

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Unknown

Attribution

Maker

Date made

1840 - 1860

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Transcription

(See Description)

Other Names and Numbers

Other Number

VC.2003.42

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Closed

Height

10.16 cm

Width

4.445 cm

Depth

3.81 cm

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 10.2 x 4.4 x 3.8 cm (4 x 1 3/4 x 1 1/2 in.)

Material

Glass, brass (gilt)

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Significant dent in front of lid (from wear?); chip to glass ridge at lower back (hinge side); small fleabite nicks all around; sticky residue on bottom.

General Notes

Note Type

Curatorial Remarks

Note

Cataloged in 2015, acquired earlier; accession number reflects date of gift. Gift paperwork states: "Cranberry cut glass, with gilt brass hinged lid and stopper, England, c. 1840-60."

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Union Church, Storage, Shelf 17B

Note Type

Department

Note

Curatorial