See more objects with the tag commemorative, fashion, perfume, airplane.

Object Timeline

  • We acquired this object.

1927

  • Work on this object began.

2017

2025

  • You found it!

"Spirit Of St. Louis" Perfume Presentation

This is a "Spirit of St. Louis" Perfume Presentation. It was designed by Georges Lepape.

This object is not part of the Cooper Hewitt's permanent collection. It was able to spend time at the museum on loan from Anonymous as part of The Jazz Age: American Style in the 1920s.

Its medium is flacon: molded glass.

The success of Charles Lindbergh's solo transatlantic flight was an event that shook the world. The French perfumer Les Parfums de Rosine developed a special fragrance to honor the feat with a bottle and box featuring Lindbergh's plane, the Spirit of St. Louis.

  •
  • Lucien Lelong Perfume Bottle
  • a/c:9 x 5.5 x 5.5 cm (3 9/16 x 2 3/16 x 2 3/16 in.) d: 9.2 x 5.8 x 5.7 cm (3....
  • Gift of Monique Fink in memory of Peter Fink.
  • 1991-61-10-a/d
  •

Our curators have highlighted 3 objects that are related to this one.

  • Bergère, L'Aviation
  • giltwood and wool and silk tapestry (upholstery).
  • Lent by Mobiler national, Paris.
  • 74.2016.1
  • Purse
  • tapestry, silver-plated clasp.
  • Lent by Mobiler national, Paris, Beauvais 1666.
  • 74.2016.2

This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition The Jazz Age: American Style in the 1920s.

There are restrictions for re-using this image. For more information, visit the Smithsonian’s Terms of Use page.

If you would like to cite this object in a Wikipedia article please use the following template:

<ref name=CH>{{cite web |url=https://www-4.collection.cooperhewitt.org/objects/907216369/ |title="Spirit Of St. Louis" Perfume Presentation |author=Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum |accessdate=7 February 2025 |publisher=Smithsonian Institution}}</ref>