2 Cologne Bottles in "Richelieu" Pattern

Object Name: 
2 Cologne Bottles in "Richelieu" Pattern

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Object Name: 
2 Cologne Bottles in "Richelieu" Pattern
Accession Number: 
98.4.140
Dimensions: 
See Individual Records
Location: 
Not on Display
Date: 
1891-1895
Credit Line: 
Purchased in part with funds from the Gladys M. & Harry A. Snyder Memorial Trust
Primary Description: 
2 Cologne Bottles in "Richelieu" Pattern. Colorless lead glass, silver; blown, cut, hand wrought. Cylindrical shape with flaring rim, cut and polished, body cut in a pattern of flutes on shoulder, a row of hexagons below shoulder and another above base, curving flutes around middle of body, multi-pointed sunburst on base. Globular stopper, completely covered with silver covered with raised flowers, except for colorless glass shank, ground and polished.
Department: 
Pattern Name: 
Richelieu
Provenance: 
Hampton, Robert, Source
1998-05-06
Category: 
For Milady's Dressing Table: Scent Bottles & Accessories (2006-06) illustrated, p. 11; BIB# AI71266