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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)
Exhibitions
Glass Snuff Bottles of China at Steuben Glass
Not On View
Interpretive Notes
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
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