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snuff bottle

snuff bottle

Object NameSnuff Bottle and Stopper
Made FromGlass, Stone, Ivory, Cork
Date1730-1850
Place MadeChina
Techniqueblown, cut
SizeOverall H: 6.9 cm, Diam: 3.3 cm
Accession Number82.6.89
Credit LineBequest of Marian Swayze Mayer
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
Glass Snuff Bottles of China at Steuben Glass
Not On View
Interpretive Notes
亮红玻璃旋纹鼻烟壶
Physical DescriptionSnuff Bottle and Stopper. Transparent ruby-red glass, stone, light green ivory, cork; blown, cut. (a) Tall, ovoid form; short, waisted neck with flat rim and circular hole for a stopper; cut spirally grooved sides, with wide rounded grooves alternating with narrow rounded grooves; polished flat base. (b) Labradorite (?) disk cap, mounted on a thin light green-stained ivory (?) disk; cork stopper; slender ivory spoon with pointed oval spatulate bowl.
Provenance
Source Marian Swayze Mayer (d. 1982) - 1981-12-22
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