Mischief
Perfume Bottle and Cover
1935 (made)
1935 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Glass scent bottle with cover shaped like a man's top hat.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Title | Mischief (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Glass, urea formaldehyde, metals |
| Brief description | Glass perfume bottle with black urea formaldehyde novelty cover in the shape of a top hat; unknown manufacturer for Saville, London, 1935 |
| Physical description | Glass scent bottle with cover shaped like a man's top hat. |
| Style | |
| Production type | Mass produced |
| Object history | Fred Bulmer, a collector based in Leeds, Yorkshire, offered his collection of ‘plastic antiques’ to the V&A in late 1982. The Museum chose to purchase 59 objects from Bulmer the following year (for acquisition papers see MA/1/B3395). The objects were divided among the Museum’s collections according to object type: Furniture and Woodwork taking 26 objects (W.50 to 75-1983), Metalwork 18 objects (M.49 to 66-1984) and Ceramics and Glass 14 objects (C.41 to 54-1984). |
| Historical context | 'Mischief' perfume was available from 1935. It was also packaged with a white/cream top hat cover. |
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| Collection | |
| Accession number | M.50-1984 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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