snuff bottle

Object NameSnuff Bottle with Stopper Spoon

Made FromGlass, Ivory, Stone, Cork

Date1730-1850

Place MadeChina

Techniqueblown, cut

SizeOverall H: 7.2 cm, W: 3.7 cm

Accession Number82.6.70

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

紫色点子玻璃鼻烟壶

Physical DescriptionSnuff Bottle with Stopper Spoon. Transparent and translucent amethyst glass; blown, cut. (a) Flat, tall polygonal form, of transparent amethyst glass with translucent amethyst splotches; with short cylindrical neck, flat polished top and opening for stopper and spoon; polished flat faces, with chamfered facets at the sides; polished panels on the sides; polished rectangular base. (b) Domed circular button of amethyst-colored stone; mounted on a black disk; tapered cork shank; long ivory spoon, with slender handle and pointed oval spatulate bowl.
Provenance

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