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Bottle

Object Name:
Bottle
Object ID:
1992.063.107
Date:
circa 1906
Description:
Perfume bottle and stopper. Clear pressed glass with mold seam; cylindrical body with short curved shoulders; long cylindrical neck with flat lip. Stopper: cylindrical frosted base with tapered neck, circular top with vertical oval handle, "SKF" embossed in recess both sides. "FRENCH'S / REG" embossed on back. Gold label adhered to neck of bottle: "SKF" printed white ink in blue oval; black scroll designs; green, red, yellow jewels in circle, oval, triangle shapes. "Gold label adhered to front: "FRENCH'S / PERFUME / Smith, Kline / French Co. / PHILADELPHIA, / U.S.A." printed white ink; "JAP NARCISSUS" printed gold ink center; text in blue diamond; red, yellow, blue, green in various jewel shapes; black scroll design. Yellow sticker with red border adhered to side: "04 / 50.03"(?) written in pencil.
Material:
Glass
Dimensions:
H-7.5 Dia-2.5 inches
Provenance:
From the Wilfred B. Osgood pharmacy collection, consisting of the contents of the Knox Pharmacy and Roberts Rexall Store (a.k.a. Osgood's Pharmacy) in Farmington, N.H.
Credit Line:
Gift of Donna T. Osgood in memory of Wilfred B. Osgood
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