Turkish(?) Perfume Flacon. Painted glass. Of elongated square form. Etched in gilt on two sides: “Hadji Ephraim Benguiat. / World’s Columbian Exposition, 1893.” Lacking lid. Length: 7 inches (17.7 cm).

For an example, held by the Jewish Museum, New York, and currently on view as part of the Jewish Museum’s exhibition: “Masterpieces and Curiosities: The Benguiat Collection” see: https://thejewishmuseum.org/collection/17441-souvenir-perfume-flacon. Turkish-Jew Hadji Ephraim Benguiat (1852-1918) was a most knowledgeable dealer in antiques who helped create the first public Judaica Collection in the United States. Benguiat formed an exquisite collection of Jewish decorative and ceremonial art, rich in beautiful and important textiles and metalwork from Ottoman lands and Italy, as well as Western and Central Europe. He brought his collection to the World’s Fair in Chicago in 1893, subsequently it was placed on loan with the Smithsonian Institution, Washington DC. Eventually, Cyrus Adler arranged for the collection to be acquired for the newly formed Jewish Museum of New York, where until today, it is the bedrock of their permanent collection.