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Cosmetic Packaging

ca. 2000 (designed), ca. 2000 (printed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

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.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Printed
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
Accession number
E.926-2008

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Record createdMarch 11, 2009
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