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

Web Text

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