snuff bottle

Object NameSnuff Bottle with Stopper Spoon

Made FromGlass, Stone, Ivory, Cork

Date1750-1850

Place MadeChina

Techniqueblown, carved

SizeOverall H: 6.4 cm, Diam: 2.5 cm

Accession Number82.6.68

Credit LineBequest of Marian Swayze Mayer

Curatorial Area(s)

Exhibitions

Glass Snuff Bottles of China at Steuben Glass

Not On View

Interpretive Notes

Web Text

粉色玻璃鼻烟壶

Physical DescriptionSnuff Bottle with Stopper Spoon. Speckled pink, opalescent white glass; blown, carved. (a) Tall, ovoid form, with short, flared neck, with polished flat top and opening for stopper and spoon; rounded shoulders, gently rounded sides; carved circular foot ring. (b) Domed pink stone button top, 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