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'Chalcedony' Bottle18th century

Not on view
Glass bottle with swirling marbled pattern in slate, purple, teal, and flame orange, with lobed ribs and an oxidized metal cap attached by a fine chain
Glass scent bottle with multi-lobed form, swirling marbled patterns in brown, teal, and gray, topped with a gilt metal domed stopper attached by a small chain.

Unknown, 'Chalcedony' Bottle, 18th century, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, William Randolph Hearst Collection, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Unknown
Title
'Chalcedony' Bottle
Place Made
Italy, Venice
Date Made
18th century
Medium
Glass, gilt, metal
Dimensions
10 × 4 × 5 in. (25.4 × 10.16 × 12.7 cm)
Credit Line
William Randolph Hearst Collection
Accession Number
48.24.45a-b
Classification
Furnishings
Collecting Area
Decorative Arts and Design
Selected Bibliography
  • Mills, Rosie Chambers. Eternal Medium: Seeing the World in Stone. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 2023.