snuff bottle
Object NameSnuff Bottle and Stopper
Made FromGlass, Ivory, Stone, Cork, Plastic (?)
Date1730-1820
Place MadeChina
TechniqueBlown, cased (padding), carved
SizeOverall H: 6.3 cm, W: 4.9 cm
Accession Number82.6.46
Credit LineBequest of Marian Swayze Mayer
Exhibitions
Glass Snuff Bottles of China at Steuben Glass
East Meets West: Cross-Cultural Influences in Glassmaking in the 18th and 19th Centuries
On ViewThe Jerome and Lucille Strauss Study Gallery
Interpretive NotesPhysical DescriptionSnuff Bottle and Stopper. Opalescent white, blue, turquoise, yellow, green, and red glasses, ivory, stone, cork, black plastic (?); blown, cased (padding), carved. (a) Flattened, ovoid form; multi-colored pad overlays on opalescent white; short, straight neck with flat rim and circular opening for a stopper; the pad overlays cameo-carved as a stylized blue tree hanging over a turquoise blue boat carrying three people; a yellow horse and green-and-white striated horse on the opposite side, with a marbled red rock, yellow plant, bright red rocky ground, and two red mask handles; red oval foot rim; paper label inscribed in ink "70./556" on the bottom. (b) Domed button of carnelian mounted on a black plastic (?) disk, tapered cork stopper, and stained dark brown slender ivory spoon with oval spatulate bowl.
ProvenanceSource
Marian Swayze Mayer
(d. 1982) - 1981-12-22
