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snuff bottle

Object NameSnuff Bottle and Stopper Spoon

Made FromGlass, Stone, Cork, Bone (?)

Date1912-1949

Place MadeRepublic of China

TechniqueBlown, cold-worked, inside painted, assembled

SizeOverall H: 5.6 cm, W: 4.1 cm, D: 2.2 cm

Accession Number2000.6.3

Credit LineBequest of Caroline L. Jossem in memory of her husband, Bert Jossem

Curatorial Area(s)

Not On View

Interpretive Notes

Web Text

亮玻璃内画花卉纹鼻烟壶

Physical DescriptionSnuff Bottle and Stopper Spoon. (a) Colorless glass; blown, cold-worked, inside painted; (b) Stone, cork, bone (?); assembled; (a) flattened spherical shape with cylindrical neck and oval low foot decorated on interior with mountainscape on one side and lotus flower with leaves and branches on other; (b) domed stopper of green, white and brown striated stone (?); bone (?) spoon attaches to cork with glues to lid/stopper.
Provenance

Source Estate of Caroline L. Jossem - 2000-07-26