snuff bottle
Object NameSnuff Bottle and Stopper Spoon
Made FromNon-lead Glass, Ivory, Cork
Date1750-1820
Place MadeChina
Techniqueblown, cameo-carved
SizeOverall H: 7.5 cm, W: 4.1 cm
Accession Number82.6.47
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 Spoon. Pale opalescent white bubbly snowflake, translucent pink, blue and light green non-lead glass; blown, pad overlays, cameo-carved. (a) Flattened, ovoid form, with short neck, the rim polished flat, with an opening on top for a stopper and spoon; the body a bubbly opalescent white, with pads of colored glass, cameo- carved as a series of six writhing dragons, each of a single color; carved blue foot rim formed as the head and neck of one dragon. (b) Tapered, domed blue glass button top; tapered cork shank; long ivory spoon, with slender handle and pointed spatulate bowl.Provenance
Source
Marian Swayze Mayer
(d. 1982) - 1981-12-22
1800-1911
1770-1880
1770-1860
1800-1900