snuff bottle
Object NameSnuff Bottle with Stopper and Stand
Made FromGlass, Carnelian, Plastic, Ivory, Cork, Wood
Date1750-1850
Place MadeChina
TechniqueBlown, carved
Size(ab) H: 5.5 cm, W: 4.6 cm
Accession Number82.6.73
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 Stand. Opaque light green non-lead glass, orange carnelian, black plastic, cork, wood; blown, carved. (a) Ovoid form; short, waisted neck with flat rim and circular opening for a stopper; the lower two-thirds of the side with carved, raised, vertical ribs. (b) Domed orange (carnelian) cap, mounted on a thin black (plastic) disk, cork stopper, and slender spoon with pointed oval spatulate bowl. (c) Oval wood stand, with concave top, molded sides, and four out-curved tiny feet; paper label on the bottom, inscribed in ink "571" and in pencil "97"; a Chinese character inscribed in light yellow the depression in the top.Provenance
Source
Marian Swayze Mayer
(d. 1982) - 1981-12-22
1800-1899
