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snuff bottle

Object NameSnuff Bottle and Stopper
Made FromGlass, Stone, Ivory, Cork
Date1750-1880
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
Interpretive Notes
仿白玉玻璃福禄绵绵葫芦形鼻烟壶
Place Made
China
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
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