Collection Highlights
Snake jug
Date:
1871
Object Number:
1906.6ab
Medium:
Stoneware
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Perfume bottle (cap)
Object Number:
1947.42ab
Date:
1880/81
Medium:
Glass, silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 11 1/4 x 2 3/8 x 1 3/4 in. ( 28.6 x 6 x 4.4 cm )
Marks:
stamped: on the cap: "WL" in roman letters in an oval, queen's head in an oval, lion passant, "E" in a shield, leopard's head in a shield
Description:
Cut glass perfume bottle with a silver cap; tall, oval cut glass bottle with a faceted design that curves under at the base; sloped shoulders below a threaded, cylindrical neck; silver, cylindrical cap with a ring band midway and a ball head; threaded interior; maker's marks stamped on the side.
Gallery Label:
This perfume bottle belonged to the mother of the donor, Helen Chauncey Cryder (Mrs. William Wetmore Cryder).
Credit Line:
Gift of Henry Chauncey Cryder
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
