snuff bottle

Object NameSnuff Bottle and Stopper

Made FromGlass, Stone, Plastic, Ivory, Cork

Date1720-1840

Place MadeChina

Techniqueblown, carved

SizeOverall H: 6.8 cm, W: 4.7 cm

Accession Number82.6.71

Credit LineBequest of Marian Swayze Mayer

Curatorial Area(s)

Not On View

Interpretive Notes

Web Text

黄色点子玻璃鼻烟壶

Physical DescriptionSnuff Bottle and Stopper. Translucent yellow, opaque black, orange, and red-brown non-lead glass; blown, carved. (a) Flattened, ovoid form; short, cylindrical neck, with polished, flat rim and circular opening for a stopper; rounded shoulders and sides; slightly foggy yellow glass, with three splotches of black, red-brown, and orange flecks on the side; polished oval base with oval depression at the center. (b) Domed bright orange (carnelian) cap, mounted on a thin black (plastic?) disk; tapered cork stopper; long amber-stained slender spoon, with long, pointed oval spatulate bowl.
Provenance

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