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snuff bottle

Object NameSnuff Bottle and Stopper
Made FromGlass, Ivory, Stone, Cork
Date1740-1850
TechniqueBlown, cased, cold-worked
SizeOverall H: 6.7 cm, W: 3.6 cm
Accession Number82.6.105
Credit LineBequest of Marian Swayze Mayer
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
Glass Snuff Bottles of China at Steuben Glass
Interpretive Notes
红套霏雪地玻璃鼻烟壶
Place Made
China
Physical DescriptionSnuff Bottle and Stopper. Transparent red, colorless, and opaque white glass, ivory, white stone, cork; blown, cased, cold-worked. (a) Flattened, rectangular form, with rounded shoulders and sides; colorless overlay with flocculent white scattered throughout, on transparent ruby-red; short, cylindrical neck with flat top and circular opening for a stopper; cold-worked oval foot rim. (b) Domed white stone (?) cap, mounted on a tapered cork stopper, and long, slender ivory spoon with oval spatulate bowl.
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