snuff bottle
Object NameSnuff Bottle and Stopper
Made FromGlass, Stone, Cork, Ivory
Date1800-1911
Place MadeChina, probably Yangzhou
TechniqueBlown, cased, cold-worked
SizeOverall H: 7.5 cm, W: 2.7 cm
Accession Number82.6.101
Credit LineBequest of Marian Swayze Mayer
Exhibitions
Glass Snuff Bottles of China at Steuben Glass
Not On View
Interpretive NotesPhysical 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.
ProvenanceSource
Marian Swayze Mayer
(d. 1982) - 1981-12-22
