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)

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