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snuff bottle

Object NameSnuff Bottle and Stopper

Made FromGlass, Stone (?), Cork, Ivory

Date1800-1880

Place MadeChina

TechniqueBlown, cased, cameo-carved

SizeOverall H: 6.5 cm, W: 4.6 cm, Th: 2.4 cm; Rim Diam: 1.4 cm; Mouth Diam: 0.6 cm

Accession Number82.6.60

Credit LineBequest of Marian Swayze Mayer

Curatorial Area(s)

Exhibitions

Cameo Glass: Masterpieces from 2000 Years of Glassmaking

Glass Snuff Bottles of China at Steuben Glass

Not On View

Interpretive Notes

Web Text

白套红玻璃蜘蛛蝙蝠蝴蝶蜻蜓纹鼻烟壶

Physical DescriptionSnuff Bottle and Stopper. Opaque white and translucent red-orange glass, orange stone (?), cork, ivory; blown, cased, cameo-carved. (a) Flattened, ovoid form; red-orange overlay on opaque white; flat rim with circular opening for a stopper; short, spreading neck; the sides with finely carved branches, with butterflies, dragonfly, flowers, a spider and bats; carved oval inscribed seal on the side; carved oval white foot rim. (b) Domed orange carnelian (?) cap, mounted on a tapered cork stopper, and slender ivory spoon with pointed oval spatulate bowl.
Provenance

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

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