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snuff bottle

snuff bottle

Object NameSnuff Bottle with Stopper Spoon
Made FromNon-lead Glass, Ivory, Cork
Date1720-1850
Place MadeChina
Techniqueblown, carved
SizeOverall H: 7.8 cm, W: 3.7 cm
Accession Number82.6.67
Credit LineBequest of Marian Swayze Mayer
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Interpretive Notes
呆白点子玻璃鼻烟壶
Physical DescriptionSnuff Bottle with Stopper Spoon. Opaque white, translucent and transparent dark red glass; blown, carved. (a) Tall, flattened ovoid, with short, tapered neck, polished flat top and opening for stopper and spoon; gently rounded sides, nearly flat faces; of opaque white glass with dark red splotches; carved oval white foot rim. (b) Domed transparent red button, mounted on a black disk; tapered cork shank; long ivory spoon, with slender handle and pointed oval spatulate bowl.
Provenance
Source Marian Swayze Mayer (d. 1982) - 1981-12-22
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