Cosmetic Tube and Applicator

Artist Unknown

Date4th–5th century

Mediumglass

DimensionsTube: H. 4 1/2 x Diam. 1 1/8 in. (10.8 x 2.9 cm); Applicator: H. 4 1/2 x Diam. 1/4 in. (10.8 x 0.6 cm)

ClassificationsGlass

Credit LineGift of Mr. George D. Pratt, courtesy of Mrs. Katherine Pendleton Arrington

Object numberG.50.8.27/a-b

On View

On view

ProvenanceProvenience unknown. George D. Pratt (1869–1935), Glen Cove, NY; given to Katherine Pendleton Arrington (1876–1955), Warrenton, NC, before 1935; given to North Carolina State Art Society, Raleigh, by 1938 [1]; on extended loan to the North Carolina State Museum of Natural History (now NC Museum of Natural Sciences), Raleigh, circa 1938–circa 1956 [2]; accessioned into NCMA collection, 1950s [3].

[1] See copy of handwritten notes on back of photo of Pratt glassware display in Hall 5 (no other location provided) dated September 15, 1938. Also copy of handwritten note from curator Ben Williams to registration dated March 19, 1962, NCMA object file G.50.8.67.
[2] See copy of list “Estimated Value of the Gellatly Collection” dated July 18, 1944, indicating Museum of Natural History as interim custodian, NCMA object file G.50.8.67.
[3] No records exist, but all Pratt glass was assigned a 1950 accession number.Published ReferencesW. R. Valentiner, "Opening of Four New Galleries of Early Sculpture and Decorative Arts," North Carolina Museum of Art Bulletin 1, no. 2 (Summer 1957), group of donated ancient glass objects mentioned 21-22.

Caroline M. Rocheleau, Ancient Egyptian Art [Systematic Catalogue of the Collection] (Raleigh, NC: North Carolina Museum of Art, 2012), cat. no. 37, illus. (color) 102.
Exhibition HistoryRaleigh, NC, North Carolina Museum of Art, "The People's Collection, Reimagined," October 7, 2022–present. Object Rights Statement

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