Collection Highlights
Novi Belgii Novaque Angliae Nec Non Partis Virginiae Tabula
Date:
After 1655
Object Number:
LIB.NS4.M31.1.38
Medium:
Engraving, hand colored
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Scent bottle
Object Number:
1937.126
Date:
1871/72
Medium:
Silver, tiger's claws, glass, gilt
Dimensions:
Overall: 7 1/2 x 1 7/8 x 1 1/2 in. ( 19 x 4.8 x 3.8 cm )
Marks:
stamped: on the back of the hook: "H. W. D." in three conjoined circles, a lion passant, crowned leopard's head, "q" and the queen's bust
stamped: inside the cover of the scent bottle: "TIFFANY & Co. UNION SQ" in a circle
Description:
Victorian silver and glass scent bottle on a silver and tiger's claw hook; egg-shaped glass scent bottle attached to the cover and chain with a pierced silver scroll work apron; hour glass shaped silver socket with a ring around the center applied with a hinged, circular domed cover; chain applied to each side of the apron and attached hooks and rings around the tips of two tigers' claws; three tiger's claws set into a silver setting with two beaded bands around the center; scrolled wire applied across the top of the setting; hook applied to the back, to be hung from the waist; makers' marks stamped on the back of the hook; retailers mark inside the scent bottle.
Gallery Label:
This scent bottle was given to the donor's mother, Angeline Burr Corse (b. 1847), by Mrs. George Peabody Wetmore (Edith Keteltas) on the occassion of her wedding in 1872.
Credit Line:
Gift of Lena Cadwalader Evans
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
