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Busselton Historical Society > Records

Perfume Bottle

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Overview

Cut crystal perfume bottle with metal stopper and spray workings. Whilst the mechansim requires an atomiser/puffer it is missing. The crystal flask has a triangular shape

Details

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-124-2019.197

Item type

Material

Width

8 cm

Height or length

10 cm

Weight

166 g

Inscriptions and markings

nil

Statement of significance

Social: Possibly made/used in 1920's/1930's. It may have been part of a ladies dressing table set and would have been used to dispense perfume that was decanted from the perfume bottle.

Primary significance criteria

Social or spiritual significance

Last modified

Sunday, 14 January, 2024

Completeness

72

Busselton Historical Society

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