snuff bottle

Object NameSnuff Bottle and Stopper

Maker Imperial Workshops (China)

Made FromGlass, Stone, Plastic, Ivory, Cork

Date1736-1795

Place MadeChina, Beijing

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

Not On View

Interpretive Notes

Web Text

黄色涅玻璃光素鼻烟壶

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.
Provenance

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