Nailsea glass scent bottle with date and monogram

Teardrop scent bottle in Nailsea clear glass with opaque white spiral stripes. The neck features eight tiny green glass beads around the top rim and another blue bead in the middle, while a small green glass bead is placed at the bottom. A border of small pink and green beads follows the contours of the bottle. The front shows a blue glass inscription reading 1820 M.A.L.M.. The back bears the initials “W.W.” in blue glass and a small heart made of pink glass beads.
Period
Early 19th century

Country

England 1820

Material

glass

Size

5 cm

COD.

875

Bibliogrphy

See: E. Launert SCENT&SCENT BOTTLES, Berry & Jenkins, London 1974, fig.85, page 81

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