snuff bottle

Object NameSnuff Bottle and Stopper

Made FromGlass, Cork, Ivory (?)

Dateabout 1960-1980

Place MadeChina

Technique(a) Mold blown, trailed, (b) Manipulated

SizeOverall H: 6.6 cm

Accession Number88.6.36

Credit LineGift from Estate of Zachary Taylor

Curatorial Area(s)

Postwar and Contemporary

Not On View

Interpretive Notes

Web Text

焦糖色玻璃荔枝形鼻烟壶

Physical DescriptionSnuff Bottle and Stopper. Translucent pinkish-amber and pink glasses, cork, ivory (?); (a) mold blown, trailed, (b) manipulated. (a) Pointed ovoid form of a Lichi, with molded bumps covering the surface; small, circular opening in the top; applied, pincered leaf on the side; (b) domed, circular form, with arching projection from the top; tapered, cylindrical cork attached to the flat side, with a short ivory spoon stuck in the center of the cork, the spoon with short, straight stem and pointed scoop.
Provenance

Source Estate of Zachary Taylor - 1988-02-08