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Perfume Bottle With Stopper

Manufacturer René Lalique & Cie (French, founded 1909)

CultureFrench

Date1980

MediumLead glass | Pressed glass

DimensionsOverall: 4 3/8 in. (11.1 cm)
Base: 7/8 x 2 1/2 in. (2.2 x 6.4 cm)

InscribedMarked in relief on bottom: "MOLINARD/CREATION LALIQUE" and a script mark. See card or object.

Credit LineMuseum purchase

Object number86.139

On View

Chrysler Museum of Art, Gallery 117, Study Gallery Case 1, Section 3 Sh1

DescriptionPerfume bottle and stopper. BOTTLE: Of colorless lead pressed glass. Rectangular shape with a round neck. Top half of bottle has an etched design in relief kneeling female nudes (dancing) with scarfs. Three on long sides & one on ends. STOPPER: Cylindrical etched stopper with eight feather-like stripes.

Published ReferencesKatharine Morrison McClinton. LALIQUE FOR COLLECTORS. New York: Scribner. 1975: p. 99, ill. in photo with other perfume bottles. Félix Marcilhac. RENÈ LALIQUE, 1860-1945: MAÎTRE-VERRIER: ANALYSE DE L'OEUVRE ET CATALOGUE RAISONNÉ. Paris: Editions de l'Amateur. 1994. Molinard-4, p. 945.