22 leather covered containers of various shapes and sizes

Made:
1871-1922

22 leather covered containers of various shapes and sizes, made mostly of glass, with matching raffia decoration, European or North African, late 19th to early 20th century

Details

Category:
Pharmacy-ware
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A27609
type:
containers
credit:
Phillips, Son and Neale

Parts

Glass bottle, probably for wine, rounded stopper with small thong

Glass bottle

Glass bottle, probably for wine, rounded stopper with small thong

Measurements:
height 241 mm
diameter 108 mm
Materials:
glass , leather , stopper, leather and stopper, cloth
Object Number:
A27609 Pt1
type:
bottle
Clear glass bottle with tapering sides, has no stopper

Clear glass bottle with tapering sides

Clear glass bottle with tapering sides, has no stopper

Measurements:
height 162 mm
length 75 mm
width 48 mm
Materials:
glass and leather
Object Number:
A27609 Pt2
type:
bottle
Clear glass bottle, cylindrical, with metal stopper and screw-on cap

Clear glass bottle

Clear glass bottle, cylindrical, with metal stopper and screw-on cap

Measurements:
height 152 mm
diameter 68 mm
Materials:
glass , leather and stopper, alloy
Object Number:
A27609 Pt3
type:
bottle
Clear glass perfume bottle, rectangular, with copper stopper

Clear glass perfume bottle

Clear glass perfume bottle, rectangular, with copper stopper

Measurements:
height 91 mm
length 44 mm
width 32 mm
Materials:
glass , leather and stopper, copper
Object Number:
A27609 Pt4
type:
perfume bottle
Metal bottle, possibly zinc, cylindrical, with horn stopper and screw on grip

Metal bottle

Metal bottle, possibly zinc, cylindrical, with horn stopper and screw on grip

Measurements:
height 170 mm
diameter 70 mm
Materials:
zinc, ? material , stopper, horn and stopper, cork
Object Number:
A27609 Pt5
type:
bottle
Glass bottle, possibly used as a carafe, with leather stopper and thongs

Glass bottle

Glass bottle, possibly used as a carafe, with leather stopper and thongs

Measurements:
height 308 mm
diameter 115 mm
Materials:
glass , leather , stopper, leather and stopper, cloth
Object Number:
A27609 Pt6
type:
bottle
Clear glass perfume bottle, square in section, with spade shaped stopper grip

Clear glass perfume bottle

Clear glass perfume bottle, square in section, with spade shaped stopper grip

Measurements:
height 190 mm
length 72 mm
width 72 mm
Materials:
glass , leather , stopper, glass and stopper, leather
Object Number:
A27609 Pt7
type:
perfume bottle
Clear glass perfume bottle, oblong body, with spear head shaped stopper grip

Clear glass perfume bottle

Clear glass perfume bottle, oblong body, with spear head shaped stopper grip

Measurements:
height 195 mm
length 70 mm
width 44 mm
Materials:
glass , leather , stopper, glass and stopper, leather
Object Number:
A27609 Pt8
type:
perfume bottle
Clear glass perfume bottle, without stopper

Clear glass perfume bottle

Clear glass perfume bottle, without stopper

Measurements:
height 177 mm
length 73 mm
width 50 mm
Materials:
glass and leather
Object Number:
A27609 Pt10
type:
perfume bottle
Clear glass perfume bottle, without stopper

Clear glass perfume bottle

Clear glass perfume bottle, without stopper

Measurements:
height 165 mm
diameter 65 mm
Materials:
glass and leather
Object Number:
A27609 Pt13
type:
perfume bottle
2 clear glass perfume bottles cylindrical, without stoppers

2 clear glass perfume bottles cylindrical

2 clear glass perfume bottles cylindrical, without stoppers

Measurements:
height 203 mm
diameter 56 mm
Materials:
glass and leather
Object Number:
A27609 Pt14
type:
perfume bottle
One out of two clear glass perfume bottles cylindrical, without stoppers

One out of two clear glass perfume bottles cylindrical

One out of two clear glass perfume bottles cylindrical, without stoppers

Measurements:
height 203 mm
diameter 56 mm
Materials:
glass and leather
Object Number:
A27609 Pt14/1
type:
perfume bottle
Part of:
A27609 Pt14
One out of two clear glass perfume bottles cylindrical, without stoppers

One out of two clear glass perfume bottles cylindrical

One out of two clear glass perfume bottles cylindrical, without stoppers

Measurements:
height 203 mm
diameter 56 mm
Materials:
glass and leather
Object Number:
A27609 Pt14/2
type:
perfume bottle
Part of:
A27609 Pt14
Small metal hip flask with metal screw thread neck and cap

Small metal hip flask with metal screw thread neck and cap

Small metal hip flask with metal screw thread neck and cap

Measurements:
height 130 mm
length 80 mm
width 35 mm
Materials:
alloy , leather , cap, alloy , cap, leather and cap, cork
Object Number:
A27609 Pt16
type:
flask
Small clear glass perfume bottle, oval, broken at side, has no stopper

Small clear glass perfume bottle

Small clear glass perfume bottle, oval, broken at side, has no stopper

Measurements:
height 87 mm
length 63 mm
width 32 mm
Materials:
glass and leather
Object Number:
A27609 Pt17
type:
perfume bottle
Tin box, cylindrical, with detachable lid

Tin box

Tin box, cylindrical, with detachable lid

Measurements:
height 53 mm
diameter 114 mm
Materials:
tin and leather
Object Number:
A27609 Pt18
type:
box
Clear glass pot, cylindrical, with detachable lid and leather inlier

Clear glass pot

Clear glass pot, cylindrical, with detachable lid and leather inlier

Measurements:
height 41 mm
diameter 85 mm
Materials:
glass and leather
Object Number:
A27609 Pt19
type:
pots
Metal talcum powder container, oval in section, holes in cap, small quantity of powder inside

Metal talcum powder container

Metal talcum powder container, oval in section, holes in cap, small quantity of powder inside

Measurements:
height 127 mm
length 74 mm
width 40 mm
Materials:
tin and leather
Object Number:
A27609 Pt21
type:
container

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