Ewer-shaped scent bottle, souvenir of Our Lady of Montserrat’s monastery (ES)

  • 1242a
  • 1242b
Ewer-shaped scent bottle in gilt brass, showing an enamelled little figure depicting Our Lady of Montserrat. Crown-shaped cap with a short chain attached to the body of the bottle. Our Lady of Montserrat, also known as La Moreneta, is a 12th-century Romanesque statue of the Virgin Mary and Child, venerated at the Santa Maria de Montserrat monastery on Montserrat mountain in Catalonia, Spain.
Period
Late 19th century

Country

Spain, 1890 ca

Material

Enamelled silver or metal

Size

7 cm

COD.

1242

Labels

antique scent bottles

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