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

Web Text

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