snuff bottle

Object NameSnuff Bottle with Stopper Spoon

Made FromNon-lead Glass, Stone, Ivory, Cork

Date1850-1949

Place Madepossibly China; possibly Republic of China

TechniqueBlown, cameo-carved

SizeOverall H: 6.1 cm, W: 4.5 cm, Th: 2.5 cm; Rim Diam: 1.4 cm; Mouth Diam: 0.9 cm

Accession Number82.6.54

Credit LineBequest of Marian Swayze Mayer

Curatorial Area(s)

Not On View

Interpretive Notes

Web Text

亮红玻璃竹篓螃蟹纹鼻烟壶

Physical DescriptionSnuff Bottle with Stopper Spoon. Transparent bright pink non-lead glass, green stone, black disk, ivory, cork; blown, cameo-carved. (a) Flattened, ovoid form, with short neck, the rim polished flat, with a central hole for a stopper and spoon; the neck sloping, the sides rounded; relief-carved basket on one side, with a crab emerging from within; on the reverse, a cricket perches on an eggplant; carved oval foot ring. (b) Domed, cylindrical green stone finial with incised bamboo at the edge, mounted on a black disk; tapered cork shank, with long ivory spoon, with thin handle and oval spatulate bowl.
Provenance

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

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