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 Anna Loose (née Clark, 1860-1945), Kansas City, MO, and Washington, DC, by 1934 [1];
Her gift to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 1934.
NOTES:
[1] Ella Loose was a charismatic philanthropist who is best known today for donating Loose Park to Kansas City in 1927 in remembrance of her late husband, Jacob Leander Loose (1850-1923), founder of the Loose-Wiles Biscuit company (later Sunshine Biscuits). Ella Loose spent the winters in Washington, DC, where she was a popular member of the social scene. She gave some of her impressive collection of jewelry, art, and furnishings to the Nelson-Atkins, many of which she collected during her travels around the world.
Her gift to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 1934.
NOTES:
[1] Ella Loose was a charismatic philanthropist who is best known today for donating Loose Park to Kansas City in 1927 in remembrance of her late husband, Jacob Leander Loose (1850-1923), founder of the Loose-Wiles Biscuit company (later Sunshine Biscuits). Ella Loose spent the winters in Washington, DC, where she was a popular member of the social scene. She gave some of her impressive collection of jewelry, art, and furnishings to the Nelson-Atkins, many of which she collected during her travels around the world.
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