New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.

Perfume Bottle With Stopper

Manufacturer Libbey Glass Co. (American, 1888-)

CultureAmerican

Dateca. 1850

MediumMolded glass | Cut glass

DimensionsOverall: 6 in. (15.2 cm)
Overall, Rim: 1 3/4 in. (4.4 cm)
Base: 2 9/16 in. (6.5 cm)

Credit LineBequest of Florence L. Smith

Object number52.18.93

On View

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

DescriptionPerfume bottle and stopper. PERFUME BOTTLE: Gold ruby molded and cut glass bottle. Squat, hexagonaly bulbous body stepped to a hexagonal neck and a flaring round rim. Straight smaller hexagonal platform-like base. Many small nicks to rim and body. STOPPER: Matching hollow hexagonally cut steeple shaped stopper. Broken and mended.