snuff bottle

Object NameSnuff Bottle and Stopper-cap

Made FromGlass, ivory

Dateabout 1900-1949

Place Madepossibly Republic of China

TechniqueBlown, cold-worked

SizeOverall H: 6.5 cm, Diam: 3.25 cm

Accession Number51.6.327

Curatorial Area(s)

Modern
Early Modern
Postwar and Contemporary

Exhibitions

Exhibition of East Asiatic Glass

Not On View

Interpretive Notes

Web Text

亮黄玻璃光素鼻烟壶

Physical DescriptionSnuff Bottle and Stopper-cap. (a) Transparent thick pale yellowish glass; blown, cold-worked. Flattened rounded-rectangular body; short cylindrical neck with rim; cold-worked to form a rounded rectangular panel on each of the four sides; flat rectangular base. (b) Flat stopper-cap of yellowish glass; attached ivory dipping-spoon.
Provenance

Source Nellie B. Hussey - 1951