Perfume Bottles

Perfumes are made from fragrant essential oilsdecorated with strands of contrasting colored
and other aroma compounds and are used toglass that was used to attain the latticework
sooth the human body. It is essential to storeeffect. In Germany, however, the use of white
perfumes in bottles that are airtight; otherwise,glass bottles of different designs with
the fragrance may evaporate. Eau de toilette andembellishments and enamels was more popular. In
Eau de Cologne perfume bottles are a safe wayEngland, during the 18th and the 19th centuries
to prevent them from evaporating, as they havethe use of perfume containers gained popularity,
lids or stoppers. Certain perfume bottles areas a wide variety of materials such as enamel,
made from colored, opaque, or faceted glass thatsilver, and porcelain were being used. The enamel
protects the perfume against any damage frombottles were designed in such a way that they
sunlight.contained glass vials with lids or stoppers to hold
Perfumes were of immense significance duringthe perfume. These perfume bottles were
early civilization. This is evident from the remainsdecorated with delicately painted flowers, classical
of some perfume bottles found buried in thescenes, and landscapes.
Egyptian tombs. Manufacturers in Venice madeAnother material used for making perfume
small and decorative glass perfume bottles duringbottles is porcelain. Many factories produce bottles
the Renaissance period. The use of decorativein a variety of shapes and styles that resemble
bottles spread extensively across England, France,nuts, golf balls, and shells. The Victorian styles of
and Silesia during the 16th and 17th centuries,perfume bottles were especially designed for
owing to the attractiveness of these bottles.ladies and had a delicate and feminine touch. They
The production of perfume bottles continued inare still in vogue and treasured by women who
Italy and indulged many glass manufacturers, suchsometimes make a hobby of collecting the most
as the famous Murano. The glasses wereexclusive perfume bottles.