Shell-shaped uranium glass scent bottle

  • 454a
  • 454b
Shell-shaped uranium glass scent bottle. This is the most typical colour of this glass which in the 20’s led to the nickname “vaseline glass” based on a perceived resemblance to the apparence of petroleum jelly as formulated and sold at that time.
Period
Edwardian

Country

USA? 1930

Material

glass

Size

2,5 cm

COD.

454

Labels

antique scent bottles

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