snuff bottle
Object NameSnuff Bottle with Stopper Spoon
Factory
Peking Imperial Workshop
Manufacturer
Imperial Workshops
(China)
Made FromGlass, Metal, Ivory, Cork, Gilding
Date1736-1795
Place MadeChina, Beijing
Techniqueblown, carved, gilt
Accession Number82.6.88
Credit LineBequest of Marian Swayze Mayer
Exhibitions
Glass Snuff Bottles of China at Steuben Glass
Snuff bottles of the Ch'ing dynasty
Not On View
Interpretive NotesPhysical DescriptionSnuff Bottle with Stopper Spoon. Striated transparent red glass with air bubbles and impurities, metal, ivory, cork; blown, carved, gilt. (a) Flattened ovoid form, with short cylindrical neck, the rim polished flat, and with an opening for a stopper and spoon; the shoulders and sides rounded, the faces slightly bulbous; carved oval foot rim; inscribed on the recessed base in Chinese characters "乾隆年制 Qianlong nianzhi" in seal script. (b) Domed gilt metal form, with symbol of yin-yang at the center, with the patterns of “八卦 Ba Gua” characters arranged in a circle, against a background of fine lines; double ring rim; tapered cork shank; long ivory spoon, with slender handle and pointed oval spatulate bowl.
ProvenanceSource
Marian Swayze Mayer
(d. 1982) - 1981-12-22
