snuff bottle

Object NameSnuff Bottle with Stopper Spoon

Made FromGlass, Ivory, Stone, Pearl, Agate, Cork

Date1770-1840

Place MadeChina

TechniqueBlown, carved

SizeOverall H: 6 cm, W: 3.4 cm

Accession Number82.6.92

Credit LineBequest of Marian Swayze Mayer

Curatorial Area(s)

Not On View

Interpretive Notes

Web Text

亮绿玻璃螭龙纹鼻烟壶

Physical DescriptionSnuff Bottle with Stopper Spoon. Transparent bright green glass, ivory, green stone, pearl, dark orange agate, cork; blown, carved. (a) Flattened, ovoid form, blown, mat inside by cold-worked; short, tapered neck with polished flat top, and an opening in the top for a stopper and spoon; the shoulders spreading, the sides rounded, the faces slightly rounded; relief-carved "螭龙 Chi" dragons on either side, their tails curving underneath the bottom of the bottle to form its foot ring. (b) Domed green malachite button top, with tiny pearl at the top, mounted on a dark orange agate disk; tapered cork shank; long spoon with thin handle and pointed oval spatulate bowl.
Provenance

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

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