Glass scent bottle : Urn shaped. Multi-coloured. Black neck with gold band. Chained stopper. [JP 9/5/2001]

Collection type: Object
Description: Glass scent bottle : Urn shaped. Multi-coloured. Black neck with gold band. Chained stopper. [JP 9/5/2001]
Geographical reference: Italy
Europe > Southern Europe > Italy; Venice
Cultural groups: Italian
Person: Field collector Estella Louisa Michaela Canziani; Field collector Enrico Francesco Canziani; Field collector Louisa Starr; PRM source Estella Louisa Michaela Canziani
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1941
Date collected: By 1941
Acquisition information: Loaned: 08/1941 Donated: 08/1964
Materials and processes: Material Glass
Dimensions: Height 70 mm, Width: max 32 mm approx, Height 15 mm approx
Object numbers: Accession number: 1941.8.071
Associated publications: A group photograph of this collection of scent bottles (1941.8.071-1941.8.084) was published as a PRM postcard, April 2002. [JC 5 7 2002] A group photograph of this collection of scent bottles (1941.8.071-1941.8.084) was reproduced in colour on the cover of Oxford Today: The University Magazine, Vol. XIV, no. 3 (Trinity Issue 2002), which includes the article 'Beauty of the World', by Mike O'Hanlon, pp. 28-30. [JC 5 7 2002] This object was featured in the Museum's on-line fact sheet ‘Body Arts: Scent’ produced during the DCF-funded 'What's Upstairs?' project, 2004–2006. [BR 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 8/11/2005]

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