Box with perfume bottles (3)
1850–1900
Wood, metal (possibly brass), glass, textile, gilding
Overall: 3 1/2 × 3 3/8 × 5 5/8 in. (8.9 × 8.6 × 14.3 cm)
Gift of Constance Schermerhorn Skillin
1937.218.1-4ab
DescriptionRectangular wooden box with flat, hinged lid with decoration consisting of carved edge, inlaid brass geometric pattern at middle of lid, centered around brass plaque, narrow inlaid border, and square escutcheon (missing); inside, three colorless glass perfume bottles and stoppers blown in a mold and cut, with gilding along shoulders and stopper, fitted into compartments covered in wine-colored velvet; inside of lid padded and covered with faded red or orange satin.ClassificationsPERSONAL ACCESSORIES
