snuff bottle
Object NameSnuff Bottle with Stopper
Made FromGlass, Cork, Ivory
Date1730-1850
Place MadeChina
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)
Exhibitions
Glass Snuff Bottles of China at Steuben Glass
Not On View
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.Provenance
Source
Marian Swayze Mayer
(d. 1982) - 1981-12-22
about 300-50 BCE
1600-1699
probably 1850-1900
200-399
1850-1910