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snuff bottle
snuff bottle

snuff bottle

Object NameSnuff Bottle and Stopper Spoon
Made FromGlass, Ivory, Cork
Date1775-1899
Place MadeChina
Techniqueblown, cased, cameo carved, polished
SizeOverall H: 6.1 cm, W: 3.3 cm
Accession Number82.6.42
Credit LineBequest of Marian Swayze Mayer
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
Glass Snuff Bottles of China at Steuben Glass
Not On View
Interpretive Notes
黄套双色玻璃松鼠葡萄纹鼻烟壶
Physical DescriptionSnuff Bottle and Stopper Spoon. Opaque yellow, transparent green and red glass; blown, cased, cameo carved. (a) Ovoid form, with short neck, the rim polished flat, with an opening on top for stopper and spoon; the sides rounded; the body bright yellow, with green overlay and red pad inlay, cameo carved as a red squirrel and red grapes in an undulating vine with green grapes, a green squirrel, and leaves; carved oval green foot rim. (b) Domed green glass button top; tapered cork shank; long brown-stained ivory spoon with slender handle and oval spatulate bowl.
Provenance
Source Marian Swayze Mayer (d. 1982) - 1981-12-22