Collection Highlights
The Course of Empire: The Consummation of Empire
Date:
1835-1836
Object Number:
1858.3
Medium:
Oil on canvas (relined)
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Pair of perfume bottles
Object Number:
1942.381a-d
Date:
1875-1900
Medium:
Silver, glass
Dimensions:
each overall: 4 x 2 in. ( 10.2 x 5.1 cm )
Marks:
engraved: in the reserves: "M B M" in script
stamped: on reverse: "SOLID SILVER/ 228/ PATENTED" in roman letters
Description:
Pair of clear glass perfume bottles with a silver overlay; globular bodies with high narrow necks and flared circular lips; foliate scroll cutwork silver covers the bodies and lower necks; neck and lip encased in silver; glass bottle stoppers with ball finials covered in foliate scroll silver cutwork; silver cartouche reserves on the front center of the bodies, engraved, "M B M" in script; maker's marks stamped on the reverse.
Credit Line:
Gift of Wilmot T. Cox
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
