On View
Not on viewToilet Bottles
DateMid 1800s
Terms
- Toilet Bottles
- Glass
- Continental Europe
- United States
Dimensions12.69 × 5.08 cm (5 × 2 in.)
MarkingsLabel: "Fulfilling a promise I made to the late Mrs. Julia Barrett several years ago, I am presenting to the Antiquarian Rooms the Cologne bottle formerly owned by Mrs. (John) Thoreau, mother of the late Henry David Thoreau....Carrie Louise Crowell."
Credit LineGift of Miss Carrie L. Crowell (1934)
Object numberTH67
DescriptionCologne (perfume, scent) bottle and stopper. Glass. On footed base, septilateral, with diamond pattern pressed on all panels-- swags above and below ("Garfield Drape" pattern). Same design under base and on stopper which is shaped to a point. Lip chipped. Early pressed glass.
Collections
- Henry David Thoreau Collection
Object number: G740a
Object number: G740b
Object number: G0263K
Object number: G0294
Object number: G0296
Object number: G0011A