Toilet bottle

Object/Artifact

Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Toilet bottle

Entry/Object ID

VC.59.801

Description

Long, four-sided perfume phial of black glass; millefore flowers on opposite sides; other sides contain "Richardo" and "Di Vennezia" in sparkling gold.

Collection

Van Cortlandt Manor Object Collection

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Unknown

Attribution

Maker

Date made

1800 - 1899

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Transcription

"Richardo" and "Di Venezia" in sparkling gold.

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Four-sided phial

Height

1-1/2 in

Width

1/2 in

Depth

1/2 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 1 1/2 x 1/2 x 1/2 in. (3.8 x 1.3 x 1.3 cm)

Material

Glass, Gold, millefiore glass

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Details of condition: Phial is broken at neck.

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Van Cortlandt Family

Notes

Former owner

General Notes

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Union Church, Storage, Shelf 13B

Note Type

Department

Note

Curatorial