snuff bottle

Object NameSnuff Bottle and Stopper

Made FromGlass, Ivory, Stone, Cork

Date1850-1911

Place MadeChina

Techniqueblown, cased, carved

SizeOverall H: 7.8 cm, W: 6.4 cm

Accession Number82.6.21

Credit LineBequest of Marian Swayze Mayer

Curatorial Area(s)

Modern

Not On View

Interpretive Notes

Web Text

白套双色玻璃花鸟纹鼻烟壶

Physical DescriptionSnuff Bottle and Stopper. Opaque white, pink, and translucent green glass, ivory, pink stone, cork; blown, cased, carved. (a) Flattened, ovoid, circular form; green overlay on pink on white; flat rim with small hole at the center for a stopper; carved pink pointed stylized banana leaves below the rim; the sides decorated with carved pink and green leaves and flowers, with flying and standing birds; carved wave-pattern ground; carved oval base with recessed center; paper label inscribed "282" on the bottom. (b) Domed, cylindrical pink stone (quartz) cap; cork stopper; long, slender ivory spoon with oval spatulate bowl.
Provenance

Source Marian Swayze Mayer (d. 1982) - 1981-12-22