snuff bottle

Object NameSnuff Bottle and Stopper-cap

Made FromGlass, ivory

Dateabout 1900-1949

TechniqueBlown, cold-worked

SizeOverall H: 6.5 cm, Diam: 3.25 cm

Accession Number51.6.327

Curatorial Area(s)

Early Modern
Postwar and Contemporary
Modern

Exhibitions

Exhibition of East Asiatic Glass

Interpretive Notes

Web Text

亮黄玻璃光素鼻烟壶

Place Made

possibly Republic of China

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.
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