Perfume bottle

Item Information

Title:
Perfume bottle
Description:
Perfume bottle in brass carriage w/ butterfly in front in pulling position; on rectangular mount; brass hinged lid on bottle; butterfly w/ blue and red coloring.
Date:
1860–1890
Format:
Objects/Artifacts
Genre:
brass (alloy)
glass (material)
marble (rock)
perfume bottles
Location:
Historic New England
Collection (local):
Digitized Museum Collections
Subjects:
figure- and animal-derived motifs
Papilionoidea (superfamily)
Glass
Brass
Marble
Butterfly
Extent:
2.875 in. x 4 in. x 2.25 in. (H x W x D)
Link to Item:
http://gusn.us/18168
Terms of Use:
Rights status not evaluated.
Contact host institution for more information.
Notes:
Gift of Miss Jane S. Tucker
Accession #:
1998.2265
Identifier:
18168