snuff bottle

Object NameSnuff Bottle and Stopper

Made FromGlass, Ivory, Rose Quartz, Cork

Date1700-1800

Place MadeChina

Techniqueblown, probably mold-blown, cold-worked, polished

SizeOverall H: 6.7 cm, W: 4.1 cm

Accession Number82.6.29

Credit LineBequest of Marian Swayze Mayer

Curatorial Area(s)

Early Modern

Exhibitions

Glass Snuff Bottles of China at Steuben Glass

Not On View

Interpretive Notes

Web Text

仿石材玻璃光素鼻烟壶

Physical DescriptionSnuff Bottle and Stopper. Transparent dark blue, black, and opaque white glass, translucent pink rose quartz, cork, ivory; blown, probably mold-blown, cold-worked, polished. (a) Ovoid form, of brilliant dark blue glass, with an internal sandwiched flocculent white layer with black splotches; short, cylindrical neck with disked rim and opening at the center for a stopper and spoon; rounded shoulders, gently rounded sides; polished oval base. (b) Domed translucent pink form, with tiny knob on top; mounted on a black disk; cork shank with ivory spoon, with long, thin handle and pointed oval spatulate bowl.
Provenance

Source Marian Swayze Mayer (d. 1982) - 1981-12-22