Cosmetic Tube and Applicator

Artist Unknown

Date4th–5th century

MediumGlass: rod-formed, wound, and tooled

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

ProvenanceGeorge D. Pratt, Glen Cove, NY (d.1935); given to Katherine Pendleton Arrington, Warrenton, NC, before 1935; given to North Carolina State Art Society, Raleigh, by 1938 (see file photo); on extended loan to the North Carolina Museum of Natural History, Raleigh, ca. 1938-ca.1956.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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