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)

Exhibitions

Glass Snuff Bottles of China at Steuben Glass

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