snuff bottle

Object NameSnuff Bottle with Stopper/Spoon

Made FromGlass, Stone, Ivory, Cork

Date1750-1880

Place MadeChina

TechniqueMold-blown, cold-worked

SizeOverall H: 6.4 cm, W: 4.1 cm

Accession Number82.6.31

Credit LineBequest of Marian Swayze Mayer

Curatorial Area(s)

Exhibitions

Glass Snuff Bottles of China at Steuben Glass

Not On View

Interpretive Notes

Web Text

亮紫玻璃兽耳衔环纹鼻烟壶

Physical DescriptionSnuff Bottle with Stopper/Spoon. Transparent dark purple non-lead glass; mold-blown, cold-worked. (a) Flattened, ovoid form, with short, cylindrical neck, the top flat, with an opening at the center for a stopper and spoon; rounded shoulders, rounded sides; cold-worked masks with pendant oval handles on the shoulders; concave oval base. (b) Domed, mottled green jade stone cap; tapered cork shank; ivory spoon with long, thin handle and pointed oval spatulate bowl.
Provenance

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