Scent bottle

Description

Scent bottle of clear colourless glass with cut decoration of a network of lozenges, with gilt metal mount and hinged cover with flowers and foliage in low relief on convex bands, part of the Ida Pappenheim Collection: Bohemian, c. 1830 - 1850

Museum reference

A.1971.364

Collection

Decorative and Applied Art

Object name

Scent bottle

Production information

Bohemia, Czech Republic, Eastern Europe

Date

c. 1830 - 1850

Materials

Glass, Gilt metal

Physical description

Clear colourless glass with cut decoration of a network of lozenges; gilt metal mount and hinged cover with flowers and foliage in low relief on convex bands

Associations

Ida Pappenheim Collection

Exhibitions

• Treasured: Wonderful Things, Amazing Stories (14 Nov 2008 - 01 Jan 2011)
  National Museum of Scotland