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Bottle (Perfume or scent bottle)
Holmegaard factory
1850-1875
Category
Glass
Creator/Artist/Maker
Holmegaard factory (Possible maker)
Place of Origin
Possibly Holmegaard; Possibly Denmark; Europe
Materials
- Glass (nonlead)
- Enameled
Museum Object Number
1964.2063 A, B
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1964.2063 A, B
Object Name
Bottle (Perfume or scent bottle)
Category
Glass
Creator (Role)
Holmegaard factory (Possible maker)
Place of Origin
Possibly Holmegaard; Possibly Denmark; Europe
Origin Notes
Attribution based on similarities of enamel ornament to that on more confidently attributed decanters 1964.2061, .2062, .2067. See notes.
Date
1850-1875
Materials
- Glass (nonlead)
- Enameled
Techniques
- Blown
- Painted
Dimensions (inches)
4.567 (H) x 1.772 (Diam)
Dimensions (centimeters)
11.6 (H) x 4.5 (Diam)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Palmer, Arlene. 1993 Glass in Early America: Selections from the Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum. 425 pp.
• Decanter enameled in somewhat similar style: no. 94, p. 139Book: Larsen, Alfred, et al. 1996 Dansk Glas 1825-1925.
• Different form polychrome floral-enameled decanter: opp p. 36, fig., 6, of type advertised at Mylenberg in 1859.