Ornate metal and glass perfume bottle from Mae's Millinery Shop

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This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

Ornately decorated gold and glass perfume bottle (a) with ornate stopper (b) from Mae's Millinery Shop. The bottle is made from clear glass in an oval shape that is larger at the top than the bottom. A gold-toned metal cap is placed at the top of the glass. The glass sits inside an ornate openwork metal frame with four (4) feet at the base and a design of flowers and fruit in front of a lattice. The metal stopper (b) has a tube at the bottom to fit into the top of the bottle. A flat metal piece extends above it roughly triangular in shape and featuring an open design in the same fruit and flower design as the bottle.

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