snuff bottle

Object NameSnuff Bottle and Stopper

Made FromGlass, Stone, Cork, Ivory

Date1800-1911

TechniqueBlown, cased, cold-worked

SizeOverall H: 7.5 cm, W: 2.7 cm

Accession Number82.6.101

Credit LineBequest of Marian Swayze Mayer

Curatorial Area(s)

Exhibitions

Glass Snuff Bottles of China at Steuben Glass

Interpretive Notes

Web Text

白套蓝玻璃博古纹鼻烟壶

Place Made

China, probably Yangzhou

Physical DescriptionSnuff Bottle and Stopper. Opaque white and translucent blue glass, transparent pink stone, cork, ivory; blown, cased, cold-worked. Long, slender, flattened ovoid form; blue overlay on white; flat rim with circular hole for a stopper; long, slender neck, flaring gradually into the rounded body; cold-worked blue band around the body, with incised wave pattern; cold-worked tripod Jue vessels at either side; cold-worked blue foot rim. (b) Transparent pink domed stone cap mounted on a tapered cork stopper and slender ivory spoon with pointed oval spatulate bowl.
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