snuff bottle
Object NameSnuff Bottle with Stopper and Saucer
Made FromLead Glass, Cork, Ivory, Gilding, Mother of Pearl
Date1750-1850
Place MadeChina
Techniquemold-blown, cut, gilt
SizeOverall H: 5.5 cm, W: 4.3 cm; (c) Diam: 3.9 cm
Accession Number82.6.106
Credit LineBequest of Marian Swayze Mayer
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionSnuff Bottle with Stopper and Saucer. Transparent dark green, pink lead glass; mold-blown, cut. (a) Flattened circular form, the faces cut and polished flat; short cylindrical neck, ground for a stopper and spoon; the oval base recessed. (b) Domed, pink glass button top, with tiny faceting at the edge, with some tiny remnants of gilding on the ring underneath; mounted on a flat disk of mother of pearl, on a tapered cork shank, with short yellow ivory spatulate spoon with thin reed- like handle projecting from the center of the base of the cork. (c) Transparent dark green lead glass; blown, cut. Shallow, circular form, the edges curved gently upward; cut foot rim of square cross section.Provenance
Source
Marian Swayze Mayer
(d. 1982) - 1982-09-30
