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The original Eau de Cologne is a spirit-citrus perfume launched in Cologne in 1709 by Giovanni Maria Farina (1685–1766), an Italian perfume maker from Santa Maria Maggiore, Valle Vigezzo. In 1708, Farina wrote to his brother Jean Baptiste: "I have found a fragrance that reminds me of an Italian spring morning, of mountain daffodils and orange ...
4711 Eau de Cologne. 4711 is a traditional German Eau de Cologne by Mäurer & Wirtz.Because it has been produced in Cologne since at least 1799, it is allowed to use the geographical indication Original Eau de Cologne.
Eau de Cologne Impériale: Guerlain: Pierre-François-Pascal Guerlain 1872 Hammam Bouquet: Penhaligon's: William Henry Penhaligon [8] 1882 Fougère Royale: Houbigant: Paul Parquet: 1882 Tsvetochniy: Brochard and Co. (now Novaya Zarya) Anri Brochard [9] 1885 Au Fil de l'Eau: Lenthéric: Guillaume-Louis Lenthéric 1889 Jicky: Guerlain: Aimé ...
Johann Maria Farina 1685–1766 Letter for one of the orders of Farina's new fragrance, 1716. Giovanni Maria Farina (born 8 December 1685, Santa Maria Maggiore; Germanized name: Johann Maria Farina, Francized: Jean Marie Farina – 25 November 1766, Cologne) was an Italian-born perfumier in Germany who created the first Eau de Cologne.
The Farina Fragrance Museum is situated across from Cologne City Hall, and near the famous Wallraf-Richartz-Museum in the Obenmarspforten in Innenstadt, Cologne. Founded in 1709, John Maria Farina opposite the Jülichs Place is the eldest fragrance factory still standing and houses the registered office since 1723.
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Johann Maria Farina (I) had his eau de Cologne filled into long bottles, the so-called Rosoli bottle. Both full measures (8 ounces) and half measures of eau de Cologne were sold and, in the 1760s, one could also find quarter bottles. Half bottles were most common and a dozen of them would have been sold for 6 Reichsthaler or 9 Guilder. The ...
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