Images(4)

snuff bottle

Translation青金石色玻璃磨花八角鼻煙壺

Object NameSnuff Bottle and Stopper

Maker Imperial Workshops (China)

Made FromGlass, Ivory, Gilding, Cork

Date1796-1820

Place MadeChina, Beijing

Techniqueblown, cut, gilded

SizeOverall H: 5.6 cm, W: 4.2 cm

Accession Number82.6.36

Credit LineBequest of Marian Swayze Mayer

Curatorial Area(s)

Early Modern

Exhibitions

Glass Snuff Bottles of China at Steuben Glass

Not On View

Interpretive Notes

Web Text

青金石色玻璃磨花八角鼻烟壶

Physical DescriptionSnuff Bottle and Stopper. Opaque lapis lazuli blue glass; blown, cut. (a) Flattened, octagonal form, with panel-cut sides; slightly domed faces, cut in four triangular flat facets; short, cylindrical neck with flat rim and circular opening for a stopper; the flat base with incised four-character mark "嘉庆年制 Jiaqing nianzhi" (made in the Jiaqing period). (b) Domed, gilt, composition cap, with raised dragon decoration; cork stopper; short, slender ivory spoon with pointed spatulate bowl.
Provenance

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