snuff bottle
Translation白套綠玻璃吉祥紋鼻煙壺
Object NameSnuff Bottle and Stopper
Made FromGlass, Cork, Bone, Rose Quartz
Date1800-1840
Place MadeChina, probably Yangzhou
TechniqueBlown, cased, cameo-carved
SizeOverall H: 6.1 cm, W: 4.5 cm, Th: 2 cm; Rim Diam: 1.3 cm
Accession Number81.6.25
Credit LineGift of Marian Swayze Mayer
Exhibitions
Glass Snuff Bottles of China at Steuben Glass
Not On View
Interpretive NotesPhysical DescriptionSnuff Bottle and Stopper. Opaque white and grass green glass, cork, bone, rose quartz, black disc; blown, cased, cameo-carved. (a) Opaque white glass, green overlay; flat circular form, rising from shoulder to neck flaring slightly to level rim, base ring of grass green, on each face delicate overlay units – orchid leave, grasses, flower pot, strawberries, butterflies, or bats and seal reading "吉羊 Ji yang", a short form for "吉祥 Ji Xiang" ("auspicious"), on each side edge mudi deformed animal mask and elongated false ring handle. (b) New cork stopper, bone spoon, black disc, hemispherical cap of rose quartz.
ProvenanceSource
Marian Swayze Mayer
(d. 1982) - 1981-12-22
