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snuff bottle
snuff bottle

snuff bottle

Object NameSnuff Bottle and Stopper
Factory Peking Imperial Workshop
Maker Imperial Workshops (China)
Made FromGlass, Ivory, Cork, Gilded
Date1736-1795
Place MadeChina, Beijing
TechniqueBlown, cold-worked, gilded
SizeOverall H: 6.2 cm, W: 4.7 cm
Accession Number82.6.23
Credit LineBequest of Marian Swayze Mayer
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
Glass Snuff Bottles of China at Steuben Glass
Not On View
Interpretive Notes
黄色玻璃光素鼻烟壶
Physical DescriptionSnuff Bottle and Stopper. Opaque light yellow powder glass sandwich in between two layers of translucent whitish glass, cork, orange ivory; blown, cold-worked, gilded. (a) Flattened, ovoid form, with short neck, with small hole at the center of the flat top for a stopper and spoon; rounded sides; oval foot rim, recessed in the center, with cold-worked inscription in Chinese characters, "Qianlong nianzhi 乾隆年制". (b) Molded domed form, with spiral dragon in relief, gilt; on a tapered cork shank, with tinted orange ivory spoon, the handle long and thin, the spatulate bowl oval.
Provenance
Source Marian Swayze Mayer (d. 1982) - 1981-12-22

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