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snuff bottle

Translation紫色涅玻璃光素鼻煙壺

Object NameSnuff Bottle and Stopper

Maker Imperial Workshops (China)

Made FromGlass, Ivory, Gilding, Cork

Date1736-1795

Place MadeChina, Beijing

TechniqueBlown, cold-worked, gilded, molded

SizeOverall H: 5.4 cm, W: 3.7 cm

Accession Number82.6.25

Credit LineBequest of Marian Swayze Mayer

Curatorial Area(s)

Early Modern

Exhibitions

Glass Snuff Bottles of China at Steuben Glass

Not On View

Interpretive Notes

Web Text

紫色涅玻璃光素鼻烟壶

Physical DescriptionSnuff Bottle and Stopper (紫色涅玻璃光素鼻煙壺). Translucent lavender glass, cork, ivory; blown, cold-worked, gilded, molded. (a) Flattened, ovoid form, short, waisted neck with flat rim and circular hole for a stopper; carved oval foot rim; incised mark on the base "乾隆年制 Qianlong nianzhi" (made in the Qianlong period). (b) Domed, gilt, molded composition cap, with raised scroll and flower decoration; cork stopper; short, slender ivory spoon with pointed oval spatulate bowl.
Provenance

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