snuff bottle

Object NameSnuff Bottle with Stopper Spoon

Made FromGlass, Ivory, Stone, Cork

Date1770-1860

Place MadeChina

TechniqueBlown, cased, cameo-carved, stained

SizeOverall H: 6.1 cm, W: 4.9 cm

Accession Number82.6.45

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

白套多色玻璃牡丹凤凰纹鼻烟壶

Physical DescriptionSnuff Bottle with Stopper Spoon. Opaque white, red, green, yellow, blue, tan, and colorless glass, light green stone, cork, ivory; blown, cased, cameo-carved, stained. (a) Flattened, roughly circular form, with short cylindrical neck, the rim polished flat, with an opening for a stopper and spoon; the body opaque white, with pad and multiple-layer overlays, cameo carved as flowers and phoenixes, on one face, a red rose and a yellow peony on green stem and leaves, the stem and leaves backed with white, colorless, and red layers; on the opposite face, a stylized red flower with tan buds on a green stem and leaves, the latter similarly backed with white, colorless and red layers; on the side, blue phoenixes with tan tail feathers, standing on tan rocks which extend around the base; carved oval tan foot rim. (b) Domed circular cap of mottled light green stone; tapered cork shank; long orange-stained spoon, with slender handle and pointed oval spatulate bowl.
Provenance

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