snuff bottle

Object NameSnuff Bottle with Stopper Spoon

Made FromGlass, Horn, Ivory, Stone

Date1720-1840

Place MadeChina

TechniqueBlown, carved

SizeOverall H: 6 cm, W: 4.5 cm

Accession Number82.6.83

Credit LineBequest of Marian Swayze Mayer

Curatorial Area(s)

Not On View

Interpretive Notes

Web Text

仿缠丝玛瑙玻璃鼻烟壶

Physical DescriptionSnuff Bottle with Stopper Spoon. Translucent amber glass with white striations in imitation of banded agate, horn, ivory, orange stone; blown, carved. (a) Flattened, ovoid form, with short cylindrical neck, polished flat on top, with hole for stopper and spoon; rounded shoulders and sides, slightly bulbous faces; carved oval foot rim. (b) Domed orange stone cap set into a turned horn cup, with integral shank; long ivory spoon, with thin handle and oval spatulate bowl.
Provenance

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