snuff bottle

Object NameSnuff Bottle with Stopper

Made FromGlass, Cork, Ivory

Date1730-1850

Techniqueblown

SizeOverall H: 7.7 cm, W: 2.9 cm, Th: 2.2 cm

Accession Number81.6.39

Credit LineGift of Marian Swayze Mayer

Curatorial Area(s)

Modern
Early Modern

Exhibitions

Glass Snuff Bottles of China at Steuben Glass

Place Made

China

Physical Description(a) Opaque white and red glasses; blown in pod shape, lozenge shaped rim, mouth opening slightly off-center, pointed bottom, on each face three red dots representing inner peas or beans, ribbed streak of red on edges, one incomplete. (b) New cork stopper, ivory spoon, cap a bright green glass oval topped by stem shape.
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