Woven in bunches of five; open, diamond pattern, diagonal weaving. Top two are wrapped bands that are connected by vertical pieces, woven with a wide red ribbon and tied in a bow. Mouth is flared outward, sides are tapered more slightly. Bottom are woven
Provenance
James Buchanan- Hetty Parker- Donor's Grandmother- Mrs. T. Warren Metzger [donor]- Foundation
Miniature reeded sewing basket of rectangular form but bottom rounding in and down to a stepped oval foot ring anchored onto a solid softwood oval base. Top has high arched handle rising above a strut lashed across center from rim to rim. Hinged to this strut are two lift lids furnished with ring closures at ends. Lift lids have light cardboard glued to undersides, one missing.
Tops of lids are decorated with applied balls of wool onto silk leaves or flowers, now nearly unrecognizable.
Decoration on lids is very worn with one detached wool ball kept in basket with other small sheets of wool batting. Inside bottom of basket has residue and remains of fabric and paper. Cardboard liner under one lift lid is missing. Ring missing on one lid where needed for closure.
Blue cobalt toilet bottles. Opaque glass ball-topped stopper with gold dot on top. Flattish lip, long neck with foliate / berry painted design in white and orange. White wreath painted around shoulder with gold line band below.
Blue cobalt toilet bottles. Opaque glass ball-topped stopper with gold dot on top. Flattish lip, long neck with foliate / berry painted design in white and orange. White wreath painted around shoulder with gold line band below.
Porcelain perfume bottle that is part of a five-piece dresser set. The bottle has a narrow neck and opening above the wider body. The exterior moth of the bottle is flat and white decorated with a narrow gilt band that surmounts the narrow neck of the pink-colored body of the bottle. The shoulder of the bottle features a wide, white band with a gilt foliate design. Below this band is a the remainder of the pink body. The lid to the bottle is a ball-shaped pink porcelain stopper.
Year Range From
1880
Year Range To
1900
Storage Location
Wheatland, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Northeast Bedchamber
Storage Wall
West Wall
Storage Cabinet
Dresser
Storage Shelf
Top Surface
Storage Container
Dresser set tray
Object Name
Bottle, Perfume
Height (cm)
11.43
Height (ft)
0.375
Height (in)
4.5
Depth (cm)
10.4775
Depth (ft)
0.34375
Depth (in)
4.125
Diameter (cm)
5.08
Diameter (ft)
0.1666666667
Diameter (in)
2
Dimension Details
Bottle base is the above diameter, the mouth diameter = 1.125"
Stopper Length = 2.25" and ball circumference = 2.25"
