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snuff bottle

Object NameSnuff Bottle and Stopper

Made FromNon-Lead Glass, Coral, Ivory, Cork, Paper

Date1800-1900

TechniqueBlown, overlay, carved

SizeOverall H: 6.7 cm, W: 4.1 cm

Accession Number82.6.44

Credit LineBequest of Marian Swayze Mayer

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Glass Snuff Bottles of China at Steuben Glass

Place Made

China

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.
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