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snuff bottle

Object NameSnuff Bottle and Stopper

Made FromGlass, Stone, Ivory, Cork

Date1750-1880

Place MadeChina

Techniqueblown, overlay, carved

SizeOverall H: 7.3 cm, Diam: 4.4 cm

Accession Number82.6.58

Credit LineBequest of Marian Swayze Mayer

Curatorial Area(s)

Exhibitions

Glass Snuff Bottles of China at Steuben Glass

On ViewEuropean Gallery

Interpretive Notes

Web Text

仿白玉玻璃福禄绵绵葫芦形鼻烟壶

Physical DescriptionSnuff Bottle and Stopper. Opaque white, translucent jade green glass; blown, overlay, carved. Double gourd form, with a baluster shaped top, ovoid base, with a carved green band at the waist; flat rim with large circular opening for a stopper; green overlay on white, cameo carved to form meandering vines with leaves and pendant fruit on the upper and lower sections; carved circular green foot rim; paper label inscribed "254" in ink on the bottom. (b) Domed, circular form; green stone, with pointed carved leaves; mounted on a thin green glass disk; tapered cork stopper; slender ivory spoon with ovoid bowl.
Provenance

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