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Perfume bottles

Scope note

Term applied to a wide variety of bottles of different size and shape intended primarily for holding or dispersing perfume. Includes those made for sale to cosmetics manufacturers as well as those often decorative forms meant to be placed on the dressing table and sometimes part of a toilet set.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000197635

Narrower Terms used

scent bottles

Equivalent Terms used

perfume bottle

Created

13yrs ago

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