snuff bottle

Object NameSnuff Bottle and Stopper

Made FromGlass, Stone, Ivory, Cork

Date1750-1850

Place MadeChina; possibly Europe

TechniqueBlown, cold-worked

SizeOverall H: 7.1 cm, W: 4.3 cm

Accession Number82.6.85

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

金星玻璃光素鼻烟壶

Physical DescriptionSnuff Bottle and Stopper. Aventurine glass, green stone, yellow ivory, cork; blown, cold-worked. (a) Tall flattened ovoid, with short neck, flat rim, and circular hole for a stopper; sloping shoulders, rounded sides; cold-worked oval foot rim. (b) Banded green malachite disk cap, mounted on a stained yellow ivory disk, tapered cork stopper, and long, slender ivory spoon with pointed oval spatulate bowl.
Provenance

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