Scent bottle

Description

Scent bottle in the form of a flat circular gourd with a silver neck between two attached brackets, from which hang chains that fasten to a detachable stopper, part of the Ida Pappenheim Collection: possibly German, mid 19th century

Museum reference

A.1971.626

Collection

Decorative and Applied Art

Object name

Scent bottle

Production information

Germany, Western Europe

Date

Mid 19th century

Materials

Gourd, Silver

Physical description

Flat circular gourd with a silver neck between two attached brackets

Associations

Ida Pappenheim Collection