snuff bottle

Object NameSnuff Bottle with Stopper Spoon

Made FromGlass, Stone, Mother-of-Pearl, Cork

Date1760-1880

TechniqueBlown, cased, cameo-carved

SizeOverall H: 6.2 cm, W: 2.7 cm

Accession Number82.6.61

Credit LineBequest of Marian Swayze Mayer

Curatorial Area(s)

Exhibitions

Glass Snuff Bottles of China at Steuben Glass

Interpretive Notes

Web Text

白套黑玻璃龙纹鼻烟壶

Place Made

China

Physical DescriptionSnuff Bottle with Stopper Spoon. Opaque white and black glass, green stone, mother-of-pearl, cork; blown, cased, cameo-carved. (a) Tall, flattened, ovoid form; short neck, polished flat on top, with central hole for a stopper and spoon; sloping shoulders, flattened faces, rounded sides; black overlay on white, cameo-carved in an all-over pattern of swirling three black dragons; rounded, oval base. (b) Cylindrical green stone finial, mounted on a black disk; tapered cork shank, with mother-of-pearl spoon, with slender handle and pointed oval spatulate bowl.
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