snuff bottle

Object NameSnuff Bottle and Stopper Spoon

Made FromGlass, Ivory, Metal, Stone (carnelian), Cork

Date1775-1899

Place MadeChina

Techniqueblown, carved

SizeOverall (without stopper) H: 6.5 cm, W: 5.2 cm

Accession Number82.6.57

Credit LineBequest of Marian Swayze Mayer

Curatorial Area(s)

Exhibitions

Snuff bottles of the Ch'ing dynasty

Glass Snuff Bottles of China at Steuben Glass

Not On View

Interpretive Notes

Web Text

仿玛瑙玻璃云纹仙阁图鼻烟壶

Physical DescriptionSnuff Bottle and Stopper Spoon. Translucent amber glass, orange stone (carnelian), metal, cork, ivory; blown, carved. (a) Flattened, ovoid form; short neck with carved square-section rim, polished flat on top, with a hole for a stopper and spoon; the shoulders and sides rounded, the faces flattened; all-over relief-carved scene of a pavilion, with stylized clouds, rocks and cranes; inscribed on the side in Chinese characters "Qi yu ting 气雨亭"; the carved oval foot with incised, swirled veins. (b) Domed orange stone (carnelian), finial, in a metal cup with ropework border; paper-wrapped tapered cork shank, with long ivory spoon, with slender handle and long, oval, spatulate bowl.
Provenance

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