Perfume bottle

Maker & role
Glassworker; Unknown, Maker
 Production date
Late 19th Century
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Object detail

Production place
Murano/Venice/Italy
Collection
Rouse Hill Estate
Measurements
0 - Whole, H: 6 x W: 4.3cm (H: 60 x W: 43mm)
Signature & marks
No. applied on tag, tied around neck.
Credit line
Gift, NSW Department of Planning and Environment, 1987
Rouse Hill Estate Collection, Museums of History New South Wales
Rouse Hill Estate Collection, Museums of History New South Wales
Caption
Perfume bottle, late 19th century
Description
Venetian glass artisans were famous and the city an important destination for anyone undertaking a tour of Europe. This small scent bottle is made for the tourist market from leftover scraps of glass, a cheap and robust souvenir of the city. Using a technique known as lampwork, the bottle was modelled by hand over a flame, not blown, and decorated with glass portrait canes and highlights of gold aventurine, both carefully guarded secrets usually reserved for grander pieces.
Accession number
R88/93

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