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Perfume Bottle

Datec. 1900
Mediumglass and metal
Dimensions3 1/2 × 1 1/8 inches (8.9 × 2.9 cm)
Credit LineGift of Nelda C. Stark, 1981
Object number61.900.196.4.A
ClassificationsToilet Articles
DescriptionOval shaped base; octagonal body; gold colored scrolling and lattice designs; gold colored metal neck; hinged gold colored metal lid (possibly gold leaf due to lack of tarnishing).
ProvenanceFrances Ann Lutcher [Mrs. Henry Jacob Lutcher, 1841-1924] [1]; by inheritance to her daughter Miriam Lutcher Stark [Mrs. W.H. Stark, 1859-1936]; by inheritance to her son H.J. Lutcher Stark [1887-1965]; by inheritance to his wife Nelda C. Stark [1909-1999]; gifted March 5, 1981 to the Nelda C. and H.J. Lutcher Stark Foundation; accessioned to The W.H. Stark House | 1. Card (HC.61.900.106) in object indicates Sewing Box was a gift from Miriam Lutcher Stark to her mother Frances Ann Lutcher. Card is possibly not associated with Sewing Box and was added later. Above stated provenance will be assumed accurate unless proven otherwise by conclusive evidence.
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