Cosmetic Packaging

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Artist/Maker	Helen David English Eccentrics (cosmetic company)
Place of origin	London (designed)

printed carboard box designed to package a scented candle. Grey ground with silhouette of London's skyline overprinted in black. Surrealist melting clocks and city landmarks.

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Categories	Labels & Packaging Shopping
Object type	Cosmetic packaging
Materials and techniques	Printed Cardboard
Brief description	English Eccentrics candle box
Physical description	printed carboard box designed to package a scented candle. Grey ground with silhouette of London's skyline overprinted in black. Surrealist melting clocks and city landmarks.
Dimensions	Width: 8.6cm Height: 10cm Depth: 8.6cm
Marks and inscriptions	Eccentricity English Eccentrics a society of individuals EnglishEccentrics.com scented candle Riding in London's Hyde Park on a spring morning, a fresh breeze of bergamot, petitgrain and herbs mixes with saddlery leather to create an exccentic, English cologne. This beautifully fragrant scented candle sits in a glass printed with the Eccentricity silhouette
Credit line	Given by Mr Christopher Yu
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	E.926-2008

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Record created	March 11, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O198981/cosmetic-packaging-helen-david-english/

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