Perfume Bottle
sculptor
Unknown
Date19th century
Place MadeGermany, Europe
MediumSilver with semi-precious stone eye
Dimensions7.5 cm (2 15/16 in.) long
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberM18e42
eMuseum ID728830
EmbARK ObjectID14209
Previous Number487
TMS Source ID3024
Last Updated8/14/24
Status
Not on viewWeb CommentaryIsabella Stewart Gardner kept meticulous records of many of her acquisitions. In keeping with this legacy, object information is continually being reviewed, updated, and enriched in order to give greater access to the collection.
BibliographyNotesGilbert Wendel Longstreet and Morris Carter. General Catalogue (Boston, 1935), p. 145. (as possibly German, dated 19th century)
ProvenanceNotesGift from Mrs. George Dudley Howe (Alice Greenwood, d. 1924), one of the founders of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, to Isabella Stewart Gardner, 20 April 1919.
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