Piesse & Lubin
Piesse and Lubin was a luxury perfumery in London. Establish in 1855, the company ceased operations in the 1950s.
The perfumery was co-owned by G. W. Septimus Piesse. Little is known about Piesse's partner, Lubin.[1]
Piesse and Lubin created many perfumes, including: Ambergris 1873, Hungary Water 1873, Kiss Me Quick 1873, Bouquet Opoponax 1875, The Flower of the Day 1875, White Rose 1875, Frangipanni 1880. Kisses 1880, Myrtle 1880, Frolic 1894, Musk-Deer 1900, Ribon de Bruges 1900, Vashti 1900, Opusaya 1901.[2][3] In an 1862 International exhibition, the company presented scents including 'Perfumes of Paradise', 'Flowers of Scotland' and 'Perfume of Arabia'.[4]
In 1920, the company was purchased by Cussons Sons and Company Ltd in 1920 [5] Alexander Tom Cussons, the new owner, sent his daughter Marjorie Cussons to work in the company. She learnt about the art of perfumery and prepared the company for its move to Manchester. The company closed in the 1950s.
In 2011, two unopened Piesse and Lubin perfume bottles were discovered in the Mary Celestia, a ship wrecked in 1864 off Bermuda. The perfume was still inside the bottles, apparently uncontaminated by salt water. When researchers opened the bottles, they said that frangrance still smelled fresh and floral. [6] The fragrance was thought to be 'Bouquet Opponax,' one of the company's popular products. The bottle contents were analyzed via a gas chromatograph and reproduced by the Bermuda Perfumery in 2014.[7]
No other bottles of Piesse & Lubin perfume have ever been found.[6]
References
- ^ Camen, Michellyn (June 9, 2014). "150 Year Old Lost Fragrance Found in a Shipwreck: Piesse & Lubin Perfume Rescued off the Coast of Bermuda". Ca Fleure Bon. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
- ^ Cussons-Goodwin Family Archives and Collection
- ^ http://www.perfumeintelligence.co.uk/library/perfume/p/houses/Piesse.htm
- ^ The Popular Guide to the International Exhibition of 1862 By Edward McDermott
- ^ The Life and Times of Marjorie Cussons, an autobiography. 1983
- ^ a b Ianetta, Jessica (July 1, 2014). "Scent of 150-year-old perfume re-created at NJ laboratory". The Star-Ledger. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
- ^ Chittley, Jordan (September 24, 2014). "150-year-old perfume found in shipwreck unveiled as new fragrance". CTV. Retrieved 13 April 2017.