snuff bottle

Object NameSnuff Bottle and Stopper

Made FromGlass, Stone, Plastic, Ivory, Cork

Date1760-1911

Place MadeChina

TechniqueBlown, polished

SizeOverall H: 8 cm, W: 5.4 cm

Accession Number82.6.97

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

亮玻璃光素鼻烟壶

Physical DescriptionSnuff Bottle and Stopper. Colorless glass, stone, black plastic, ivory, cork; blown, polished. (a) Flattened ovoid form; short, cylindrical neck with dished top and circular opening for a stopper; polished rounded sides; carved oval foot rim; paper label on the bottom, inscribed in ink "723". (b) Domed, circular amethyst cap mounted on a black plastic disk; cork stopper; short section of the handle of an ivory spoon.
Provenance

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