snuff bottle

Object NameSnuff Bottle and Stopper

Made FromGlass, Plastic, Cork

Dateabout 1960-1980

Place MadeChina, Boshan

TechniqueBlown, cased, acid-etched

SizeOverall H: 6 cm

Accession Number88.6.35

Credit LineGift from Estate of Zachary Taylor

Curatorial Area(s)

Postwar and Contemporary

Not On View

Interpretive Notes

Web Text

亮玻璃套黄剪纸花蝶纹鼻烟壶

Physical DescriptionSnuff Bottle and Stopper. Colorless and opaque bright yellow glasses, yellow plastic, cork; blown, cased, acid-etched. (a) Flattened, ovoid form; yellow overlay on colorless; short, stubby neck with flared rim, polished flat on top, the opening ground, the rim with a narrow yellow band; the faces ground, with acid-etched stylized butterfly on one face and stylized foliage on the reverse; the narrow sides carved into bulbous profile; striated yellow oval pad foot, polished flat on the underside; (b) domed form, of yellow plastic, with flat underside; cork attachment with white ivory (or plastic?) spoon, with long, straight stem, and tiny oval end.
Provenance

Source Estate of Zachary Taylor - 1988-02-08