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)

Exhibitions

Glass Snuff Bottles of China at Steuben Glass

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