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snuff bottle

Object NameSnuff Bottle and Stopper Spoon

Made FromNon-lead Glass, Ivory, Cork

Date1760-1850

Place MadeChina

Techniqueblown, pad overlays, cameo carved

SizeOverall H: 8.5 cm, W: 4.5 cm

Accession Number82.6.41

Credit LineBequest of Marian Swayze Mayer

Curatorial Area(s)

Exhibitions

Glass Snuff Bottles of China at Steuben Glass

On ViewEuropean Gallery

Physical DescriptionSnuff Bottle and Stopper Spoon. Yellowish with red swirls, transparent red; opaque green, blue non-lead glass; blown, pad overlays, cameo carved. (a) Flattened ovoid form, with short cylindrical neck, polished flat rim, with an opening in the top for a stopper and spoon; rounded shoulders and sides, flattened sides; the body of a pale yellowish-transparent glass with cameo-carved pads of color, carved six frolicking fish in various single colors; carved waves at the base; carved recessed oval base. (b) Domed yellow glass button, mirrored underneath, on top, with minute faceting at the edge; mounted on a black disk; tapered cork shank; long ivory spoon, with slender handle and long pointed spatulate bowl.
Provenance

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