Pair of perfume bottles

1700/1
Not on view
The engraved arms on these perfume bottles are beautifully preserved. Even the delicate circle traced by the engraver as a compositional aid has not worn off. The system of indicating colors or tinctures in the arms had not been widely adopted yet, so these arms cannot be securely identified. The bottles were part of a large silver dressing-table service that would have included a mirror, combs, brushes, and boxes for powder and pomade—all the necessary implements for grooming.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Pair of perfume bottles
  • Maker: John Bodington (British, active 1688–1727)
  • Date: 1700/1
  • Culture: British, London
  • Medium: Silver gilt, glass inside
  • Dimensions: Overall (.15 a-d): 6 11/16 in. (17 cm)
    Overall (.15 e): 4 15/16 in. (12.5 cm)
    Overall (.16 a-d): 6 13/16 in. (17.3 cm)
    Overall (.16 e): 5 in. (12.7 cm)
  • Classification: Metalwork-Silver
  • Credit Line: Gift of Irwin Untermyer, 1970
  • Object Number: 1970.131.15a–e, .16a–e
  • Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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