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snuff bottle

Object NameSnuff Bottle

Translation白套紅玻璃花卉紋鼻烟壺

Maker Imperial Workshops (China)

Made FromGlass

Date1736-1795

Place MadeChina, Beijing

TechniqueBlown, cased, cameo-carved

SizeOverall H: 5.4 cm, W: 2.3 cm, Th: 1.5 cm

Accession Number51.6.296

Curatorial Area(s)

Early Modern

Exhibitions

Exhibition of East Asiatic Glass

Not On View

Interpretive Notes

Web Text

白套红玻璃花卉纹鼻烟壶

Physical DescriptionSnuff Bottle (白套紅玻璃花卉紋鼻烟壺). Opaque milk-white glass with pink overlay; blown, cased, cameo-carved. Flattened rectangular body rounding to a short neck with rim enclosed in a pink collar; cut design of notified flowers with tendril-like stems and leaves; carving also on upper surfaces; oval ring base in pink, partially cut down to the milk glass.
Provenance

Source Nellie B. Hussey - 1951

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