Anya's Garden Perfumes + The Natural Perfumery Institute

  A Historic 19th Century Cologne Recipe Recreated by  Anya McCoy  |  May 6, 2015  |  natural aromatics ,  natural perfume ,  raw materials of perfumery  |  11 comments THE PROJECT AND PROCESS BEGINS In November 2014, I was contacted by  Dr. Claire Shaw , Borough Council President, on behalf of the  New Hope (Pennsylvania) Historical Societ y. They were referred to me as a natural perfumery expert and someone who may be able to assist them in deciphering a cologne “receipt” (also known as a recipe back then, now called a formula) for a cologne that was written in 19th-century apothecary script. Society Historian  Wendy Gladston  discovered the document when searching through the books and records of the  Parry Mansion , the most revered historical landmark in New Hope. At first, it was believed the recipe was from 1800 but was later clarified to 1859. Parry Mansion, is one of the oldest homes in New Hope, PA, and a landmark on Main Street. Today, New Hope is a famous artist colony and

UPI reports that a centuries-old dispute between two Italian families as to who could claim their ancestor invented Cologne has supposedly been settled by the discovery of a note found on a bottle of Cologne by a researcher. You just have to love the intrigue that goes on in the perfume industry!