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snuff bottle

Object NameSnuff Bottle and Stopper
Made FromNon-Lead Glass, Coral, Ivory, Cork, Paper
Date1800-1900
Place MadeChina
TechniqueBlown, overlay, carved
SizeOverall H: 6.7 cm, W: 4.1 cm
Accession Number82.6.44
Credit LineBequest of Marian Swayze Mayer
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
Glass Snuff Bottles of China at Steuben Glass
On ViewEuropean Gallery
Physical DescriptionSnuff Bottle and Stopper. Opaque white, yellow, and translucent green non-lead glass, coral, ivory, cork, paper; blown, overlay, carved. (a) Ovoid form; green overlay on yellow, on white; flat, circular rim with small hole for a stopper; yellow rim; the sides with cameo-carved green goldfish on the sides, on a yellow basket form, with green bail handles; incised hexagonal cells covering the surface of the basket; carved to the white above and below the basket; carved splayed green and yellow foot rim; paper label on the bottom, inscribed in ink "68./336". (b) Domed pink coral button mounted on a green glass disk; tapered cork stopper; stained brown slender spoon with oval spatulate.
Provenance
Source Marian Swayze Mayer (d. 1982) - 1981-12-22