snuff bottle

Object NameSnuff Bottle with Stopper Spoon

Made FromGlass, Ivory, Stone, Cork

Date1750-1850

Place MadeChina

TechniqueBlown, overlay, cut

SizeOverall H: 6.2 cm, W: 3.8 cm

Accession Number82.6.84

Credit LineBequest of Marian Swayze Mayer

Curatorial Area(s)

Exhibitions

Glass Snuff Bottles of China at Steuben Glass

Not On View

Interpretive Notes

Web Text

白套绿金星玻璃八方鼻烟壶

Physical DescriptionSnuff Bottle with Stopper Spoon. Opaque white, transparent green, brown aventurine glass, red and brown stone, cork, ivory; blown, overlay, cut. (a) Flattened, ovoid form, with short cylindrical neck, the rim polished flat, with an opening for a stopper and spoon; the sides flat and cut in three sloping panels; the faces slightly bulbous; of opaque white glass, with copper-colored aventurine spots, and transparent light green overlay; polished flat, roughly rectangular base. (b) Domed cap of red and brown mottled stone (agate or jasper?); tapered cork shank, with thin ivory spoon, with slender handle and oval bowl.
Provenance

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