snuff bottle

Object NameSnuff Bottle and Stopper

Maker Imperial Workshops (China)

Made FromGlass, Stone, Plastic, Ivory, Cork

Date1736-1795

TechniqueBlown, cold-worked

SizeOverall H: 6.4 cm, W: 4.7 cm

Accession Number82.6.93

Credit LineBequest of Marian Swayze Mayer

Curatorial Area(s)

Early Modern

Exhibitions

Glass Snuff Bottles of China at Steuben Glass

Interpretive Notes

Web Text

黄色涅玻璃光素鼻烟壶

Place Made

China, Beijing

Physical DescriptionSnuff Bottle and Stopper. Opaque yellow glass, amethyst stone, black plastic, ivory, cork; blown, cold-worked. (a) Flattened, circular form, with slightly convex sides; short, waisted neck with flat rim and circular hole for a stopper; oval foot, polished flat underneath, with incised inscription "乾隆年制 Qianlong nianzhi" (made in the Qianlong period). (b) Domed amethyst (?) cap, mounted on a thin black (plastic?) disk; cork stopper; slender ivory spoon with spatulate bowl.
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