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SMALL BOTTLE FROM CHEST

Creator(s): Unknown

Currently in storage


About this object

A small cut glass bottle with a silver stopper. The stopper is connected to the bottle top by a chain. The glass is faceted on the sides and on the top. The stopper is a flat circle.

Object name:
SMALL BOTTLE FROM CHEST
Made from:
Glass -- silver
Made in:
Paris, France
Date made:
ca. 1786
Size:
12.7 cm (5 in.)

Detailed information for this item

Catalog number:
34.52.11
Class:
WOOD
Signature marks:
MARK Crowned P (Paris Warden's mark for 1786); Crossed L's (the charge mark of the Fermier-General Henry Clavel, 1783-89); Bird's head facing L (the discharge mark of Henry Clavel, 1783-89); An illegible maker's mark
Credit line:
Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973