Four perfume bottles, cut glass bodies
Glass bottle, 4, with faceted globular body, foot, cylindrical neck with metal collar and metal stopper, marked on collar funnel
Leather covered perfume case, containing 4 glass bottles, a metal funnel and measure
- Made:
- 1671-1700 in Netherlands
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Leather covered wooden case, hinged lid, containing 4 glass bottles, a metal funnel and measure, Dutch, possibly late 17th century
The portable case contains four glass bottles with a metal funnel and a measure to make perfumes or medical treatments. It may have been used by an apothecary, a pharmacist or a perfume maker.
Details
- Category:
- Pharmacy-ware
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A642080
- Materials:
- case, wood, case, leather, covered, case, velvet, lined, case, glass, case, fabric, case, paper and case, metal
- Measurements:
-
overall: 131 mm x 120 mm x 120 mm, .65kg
- type:
- perfume case
- credit:
- Sotheby's
Parts
Metal funnel, conical bowl tapering to stem
Metal funnel, conical bowl tapering to stem
Measure for perfume
Metal measure for perfume, with sides tapering to base
