snuff bottle

Object NameSnuff Bottle and Stopper

Made FromNon-lead Glass, Metal, Cork, Ivory (?)

Dateabout 1960-1980

Place MadeChina

TechniqueBlown, metal wire filigree

SizeOverall H: 6.1 cm

Accession Number88.6.38

Credit LineGift from Estate of Zachary Taylor

Curatorial Area(s)

Postwar and Contemporary

Not On View

Interpretive Notes

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红色玻璃桃式鼻烟壶

Physical DescriptionSnuff Bottle and Stopper. Translucent dark pinkish-amber and opaque mottled light green non-lead glasses, metal, cork, ivory (?); blown, metal wire filigree. (a) Pointed, ovoid form of pinkish-amber, in the shape of a peach; small, circular opening in the top; incised line along one side; three applied ribbed greenish leaves below the opening, two on one side, one on the opposite side; (b) bell-shaped wire filigree cap, in the form of four flared filigree petals alternating with four sheet metal petals outlines with filigree ropework, a small turquoise stone set on top, on a filigree petal-edged cup; a cylindrical cork inside the cap, with brown-tinted ivory spoon stuck in the end, with short, straight shank and rounded scoop, cloth tape wrapped on the shank to make a snug fit in the bottle.
Provenance

Source Estate of Zachary Taylor - 1988-02-08