Perfume Bottle
The agate body of this perfume bottle was carved to resemble honeycomb, while the gold and silver ornament depicting bees and honeysuckle flowers continues the theme. Originally, a conical yellow sapphire adorned the top of the lid. The report by the French ministry of commerce on Tiffany’s display at the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition in Chicago highlighted this bottle as a particularly fine and original example of the firm’s oeuvre.
Artwork Details
- Title: Perfume Bottle
- Maker: Tiffany & Co. (1837–present)
- Designer: Designed by Paulding Farnham (1859–1927)
- Date: ca. 1893
- Geography: Made in New York, New York, United States
- Culture: American
- Medium: Gold, agate, yellow sapphires, demantoid garnets, red garnets, and amethyst
- Dimensions: 3 5/8 x 1 7/8 x 1 7/8 in., 212.9 Grams (9.2 x 4.8 x 4.8 cm, 6.845 Troy Ounces)
- Credit Line: Gift of The Duchesse de Mouchy, 1965
- Object Number: 65.143
- Curatorial Department: The American Wing
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