Scent Collection (page 3)

German greetings card in the shape of a perfume bottle. circa 1890s

Vietnam - Native Distillery for flowers and alcohol
Native Distillery for flowers (scent production) and alcohol at Nam Dinh, Red River Delta, North Vietnam. Date: circa 1910s

Rowlands Aqua d Oro - Distilling Perfume, marketed by A Rowland & Son of Hatton Garden, London. circa 1850s

Advertisement for 4711 Eau de Cologne circa 1930s

Eva Vliegen (Fliegen, Vlieghe) (circa 1575-1637) German lady of Meurs claiming to live on the scent of flowers; exposed 1628 she was condemned to be whipped but pardoned and even pensioned

Advert for Alexander Clark novelty jewellery 1901
Edwardian novelty jewellery, aromatic scented lucky pigs and spheres containing a woollen pad saturated with a fragrance, leaving a beautiful odour, comes in gold

Devon and Somerset huntsmen and staghounds in a field at Castle Hill, Filleigh, Barnstaple. Date: circa 1960s

Pavots d Argent fragrance advertisement, Roger & Gallet
Advertisement for the perfume, Pavots d Argent (Silver Poppies) by Roger & Gallet of Paris from 1926, featuring the stylised Japanese poppies which were a popular design motif during the period

June Roses by A. Dubuis
A romantic illustration showing a blonde woman with an English rose complexion inhaling the scent of a pink rose in full bloom. Date: 1927

Houbignant advertisement, 1929
Advertisement for two exquisite perfumes by Houbignant of Paris - Au Matin and Bois Dormant, for charming women in 1929. Date: 1929

Hunt members, horses and hounds on a country lane, West Country. Date: circa 1960s

Huntsman on a white horse in a wood, West Country, with two hounds tracking the scent of the fox. Date: circa 1960s

Huntsmen and hounds at an open gate, West Country. Date: circa 1960s

Huntsman on a white horse, West Country, followed by a hound and a man on foot. Date: circa 1960s

Hunt members, horses and dogs in a field
Two hunt members with horses and hounds in a field, West Country. Date: circa 1960s

CHEETAHS - scent marking (Acinonyx jubatus). Kenya, Africa

A Scent Evanescent by Wilmot Lunt - petrol shortages, WW1
CHEMIST: " That, madame, is petrol - our dearest and rarest perfume." Cartoon in The Bystander commenting on the extortionate cost of petrol as it became increasingly scarce on the home

Otter hunting. The dogs get the scent of their quarry. Date: 1904

West Somerset Foxhounds in action. Date: 1960s

Dubarry perfumes advertisement
Lovely illustration for Dubarry flower perfumes, exquisite examples of the perfumers art, featuring an illustration of a lady in a garden smelling roses. Date: 1918

Forager the puppy picks up a scent
Picking up the Scent -- Forager the puppy follows an interesting smell. Date: 1912

Forager the puppy follows the smell of food
In Full Cry -- Forager the puppy follows the smell of Irish stew, onions and potatoes, feeling very hungry. Date: 1912

Smelling fragrance
An elegant lady brings her nostrils close to a scent bottle proffered no doubt by a persuasive sales assistant at a beauty counter. Date: 1955

Illusion Coronation Perfume advertisement, 1911
Advertisement for Dralles Illusion, THE Coronation Perfume featuring a heady mix of violet, lilac, carnation, rose, lily-of-the-valley and narcissus

Business card design, woman at dressing table
Business card design, depicting a woman squirting perfume at a dressing table mirror. Date: 20th century

Lavandula abrotanoides, lavender
Illustration from the Botany Library Plate Collection held at the Natural History Museum, London

Girl Sniffing a Rose
A little girl smelling a rose. Date: early 1930s

Harrisons handkerchief extracts

Advert for Djer-Kiss perfum and tioleteries, 1927
Advert for Djer-Kiss perfume and toiletries, 1927 Date: 1927

Silhouette of a pointer sniffing out a scent

Advert for Mappin & Webb hair brush sets
Advert for a fine Morocco leather vanity travelling case, completely fitted with a set of superfine enamel and silver-gilt toilet requisities, beautifuly engraved and cut glass toilet bottles

Giraffes Scent Danger

Boudoir Beauty by Charles Robinson
A lady at her toilette is brought yet more bottles and boxes to add to the rather lavish collection already in her dressing room

Party Game - identifying by smell
A boy in an Eton style suit takes a sniff at assorted muslin bags containing solids that must be identified by smell

Isparta - Turkey
Isparta - famour for rugs and growing roses which are distilled into Attar of Roses which is used in the perfume trade to this day

Toilet / Perfume L odorat
Lady surrounded by flowers, and enjoying the scent of one which she is holding in her hand

Pot Pourri 1886
Pot-Pourri: Made with rose leaves, lavender, heliotrope and lemon-scented leaves, dried in the sun and put into a tall jar

Heros Water Dispenser
Coin-in-the-slot scent dispenser, patented 1889, operates on the same principles as holy water dispenser by Hero of Alexandria in 1st century AD

Meyerbeer Africaine Lib6
Act five - Selika, queen of Madagascar, watches her husband Vasco da Gama sail away with Ines, and sits under a manchineel tree, to breathe whose scent is fatal

Two-Sided Coat 1924
Vaugeois et Binot fabrics: sleeveless dress, scalloped hem & diamond shaped wrap over front; striped dress with a double skirt; double-sided fur coat with bright print lining

Seeking Stags Scent
A nobleman, preceded by his servant and a sniffer-dog, seek the scent of a stag

Fairy Smelling a Flower
A fairy enjoys the scent of a flower

Beagle (Bewick)
The Beagle is used only in hunting the Hare... Although far inferior in point of speed, it follows by the exquisiteness of its scent and traces her footsteps

Woman breathing incense fumes
An example of the sense of smell -- a woman is in raptures as she breathes in fumes of incense

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