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snuff bottle

Object NameSnuff Bottle and Stopper

Translation仿碧玉玻璃磨花八角鼻煙壺

Maker Imperial Workshops (China)

Made FromGlass, Ivory, Cork, Gilding

Date1736-1795

Place MadeChina, Beijing

Techniqueblown, cut, gilded

SizeOverall H: 5 cm, W: 3.9 cm

Accession Number82.6.22

Credit LineBequest of Marian Swayze Mayer

Curatorial Area(s)

Early Modern

Exhibitions

Glass Snuff Bottles of China at Steuben Glass

Not On View

Interpretive Notes

Web Text

仿碧玉玻璃磨花八角鼻烟壶

Physical DescriptionSnuff Bottle and Stopper (仿碧玉玻璃磨花八角鼻煙壺). Opaque jade green non-lead glass; blown, cut. (a) Flattened, octagonal form, with panel-cut sides; slightly domed faces, cut in four triangular flat facets; short, cylindrical neck with flat rim and circular opening for a stopper; the flat base with incised four-character mark "乾隆年制 Qianlong nianzhi" (made in the Qianlong period). (b) Domed, gilt, molded composition cap, with raised scroll and flower decoration; cork stopper; short, slender ivory spoon with pointed oval spatulate bowl.
Provenance

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