Bottle Item Number: M3.50 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Purple glass bottle with a white spiral design (balsamarium). The bottle is translucent purple with a translucent white spiral thread that envelopes the entire vessel. This thread was applied in the molten state and drawn upwards and downwards with a pointed instrument to create the scallop pattern. The body is spherical with a flat bottom. The neck is slender with a splayed rim.
History Of Use
Used to store unguents, oil or perfume.
Cultural Context
storage
Narrative
The van Haersolte Collection; provenance unknown; could be from Syria or Egypt?
Item History
- Made between 1 and 199
- Collected in Egypt during 1890
- Owned by Baron van Haersolte van den Doorn and Baron van Haersolte van den Doorn
- Owned by Kathleen van Haersolte van den Doorn before April 26, 1956
- Received from Leon & Thea Koerner Foundation (Funding source), U.B.C. President's Fund (Funding source) and Kathleen van Haersolte van den Doorn (Seller) on April 26, 1956
What
Who
- Culture
- Roman ?
- Previous Owner
- Baron van Haersolte van den Doorn, Baron van Haersolte van den Doorn and Kathleen van Haersolte van den Doorn
- Received from
- Leon & Thea Koerner Foundation (Funding source), U.B.C. President's Fund (Funding source) and Kathleen van Haersolte van den Doorn (Seller)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Collected in
- Egypt
When
- Creation Date
- between 1 and 199
- Collection Date
- during 1890
- Ownership Date
- before April 26, 1956
- Acquisition Date
- on April 26, 1956
Other
- Condition
- fair
- Current Location
- Case 96
- Accession Number
- 2308/0221