snuff bottle

Object NameSnuff Bottle with Stopper

Made FromGlass, Cork, Rose Quartz or Tourmaline, Jade

Date1730-1850

Place MadeChina

TechniqueMold-blown, cameo carved

SizeOverall H: 6.2 cm, W: 4.7 cm, Th: 2.4 cm; Rim Diam: 1.5 cm

Accession Number81.6.32

Credit LineGift of Marian Swayze Mayer

Curatorial Area(s)

Modern
Early Modern

Not On View

Interpretive Notes

Web Text

松石色涅玻璃锦葵纹鼻烟壶

Physical DescriptionSnuff Bottle with Stopper. Opaque medium blue glass, cork, black disc, rose quartz or tourmaline, jade; mold-blown, cameo carved. (a) Opaque medium blue glass; mold-blown. Hexagonal with all six surfaces at the sides slightly hollowed, a mallow flower on each face, high straight neck, level rim. (b) New cork stopper, thin black disc, hemispherical rose quartz (or tourmaline?) cap; rounded jade finial concealing the bead bore.
Provenance

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

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