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snuff bottle

Object NameSnuff Bottle and Stopper Spoon

Made FromNon-lead Glass, Ivory, Cork, Paper

Date1800-1910

Place MadeChina

TechniqueBlown, overlay, carved, lampworked

SizeOverall H: 6.6 cm, W: 3.7 cm

Accession Number82.6.43

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. Opaque yellow, translucent green and red non-lead glass; blown, overlay, carved, lampworked. (a) Flattened, ovoid form, green overlay on yellow, with pad overlays of red over yellow on top of the green; short, spreading neck with flat rim and circular opening for a stopper; rounded sides with cameo-carved green vines bearing large red-over-yellow 桑葚 mulberry (two on each side); carved oval green foot rim; paper label on the bottom, inscribed in ink "368". (b) Domed mottled green glass cap in imitation of jade, topped with a stylized yellow tortoise; cork stopper; slender ivory spoon with oval spatulate bowl.
Provenance

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