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D3266-1 Perfume container (1 of 2), Otto of Rose, copper / paper / cork / rose oil residue, maker unknown, Turkey, used by perfume company Piesse and Lubin, London, England, date unknown. Click to enlarge.
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Round Otto of Rose perfume bottle

Round hammered copper flask with small spout and cork stopper. Records housed in the Economic Botany Department at the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, London, state that the object is a "Copper flask in which 113 ounces of Turkish Otto of Rose valued at 169 pounds 10 shillings was imported. Second flask No. 632 in wadding."

Acquired by the Museum of Applied Arts and Science in 1893 from the Museum of Economic Botany - Kew, London

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D3266 Perfume containers (2), Otto of Rose, copper / paper / cork / rose oil residue, maker unknown, Turkey, used by perfume company Piesse and Lubin, London, England, acquired 1893
Round Otto of Rose perfume bottles

Summary

Object No.

D3266-1

Object Statement

Perfume container (1 of 2), Otto of Rose, copper / paper / cork / rose oil residue, maker unknown, Turkey, used by perfume company Piesse and Lubin, London, England, date unknown

Physical Description

Round hammered copper flask with small spout and cork stopper. Records housed in the Economic Botany Department at the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, London, state that the object is a "Copper flask in which 113 ounces of Turkish Otto of Rose valued at 169 pounds 10 shillings was imported. Second flask No. 632 in wadding."

Acquired by the Museum of Applied Arts and Science in 1893 from the Museum of Economic Botany - Kew, London

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{{cite web |url=https://ma.as/577803 |title=Round Otto of Rose perfume bottle |author=Museum of Applied Arts & Sciences |access-date=23 March 2023 |publisher=Museum of Applied Arts & Sciences, Australia}}

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