Tear Bottle
CultureGreek
MediumIridescent glass
DimensionsOverall: 3 1/2 × 1 3/8 inches (8.89 × 3.49 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Jacob L. Loose
Object number34-237/15
On View
On viewGallery Location
- 110
Collections
Gallery LabelElite Greek and Roman women
supposedly collected their tears in small,
sealed bottles like these to place in tombs
as expressions of grief. Perhaps a curious
early excavator broke the neck of this
bottle to discover if the legend was true!
Ella Clark Loose (Mrs. Jacob L. Loose, 1860-1945), Kansas City, MO and Washington, DC, by 1934 [1];
Her gift to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 1934.
[1] Ella Loose was noted for her jewelry collection; many objects were purchased during her frequent travel overseas. For more information, see The Sunday Star Washington D.C., March 29, 1936, p. E4.
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Gorham Manufacturing Company, Providence, Rhode Island
1910-1925
F83-78/13 A,B
Gorham Manufacturing Company, Providence, Rhode Island
1910-1925
F83-78/10 A,B
Gorham Manufacturing Company, Providence, Rhode Island
1910-1925
F83-78/14 A,B
