snuff bottle

Object NameSnuff Bottle and Stopper

Made FromNon-Lead (?) Glass, Ivory, Cork

Date1736-1795

Place MadeChina

TechniqueBlown, carved

SizeOverall H: 6.9 cm, W: 5.5 cm

Accession Number82.6.53

Credit LineBequest of Marian Swayze Mayer

Curatorial Area(s)

Early Modern

Exhibitions

East Meets West: Cross-Cultural Influences in Glassmaking in the 18th and 19th Centuries

Glass Snuff Bottles of China at Steuben Glass

On ViewThe Jerome and Lucille Strauss Study Gallery

Interpretive Notes

Web Text

宝石红锦葵纹玻璃鼻烟壶

Physical DescriptionSnuff Bottle and Stopper. Transparent red non-lead (?) glass; blown, carved. Flattened, circular form, carved in the shape of a six-petaled mallow flower, with carved undulating sides and carved overlapping petals on the faces of either side, with carved spiral disks at the centers; short, tapered neck with flat rim and circular opening for the stopper. (b) Thick ivory disk cap, with carved eight-petal flower on top, cross-hatched center; lobed sides, each lobe with a small, circular depression; waisted section below; turned ivory shank with thin cork sheath; long ivory spoon with small oval spatulate bowl.
Provenance

Source Marian Swayze Mayer (d. 1982) - 1981-12-22