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)
Exhibitions
Glass Snuff Bottles of China at Steuben Glass
On ViewEuropean Gallery
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
