snuff bottle

Object NameSnuff Bottle with Stopper Spoon

Made FromGlass, Ivory, Stone, Cork

Date1912-1970

Place Madeprobably China; possibly Italy

Techniqueblown, millefiori inclusions, polished

SizeOverall H: 6 cm, W: 4.8 cm

Accession Number82.6.66

Credit LineBequest of Marian Swayze Mayer

Curatorial Area(s)

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Interpretive Notes

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红色涅玻璃千花鼻烟壶

Physical DescriptionSnuff Bottle with Stopper Spoon. Brilliant opaque red, polychrome glass; blown, millefiori inclusions, polished. (a) Flattened, circular form, with short neck, polished flat on top, with an opening for a stopper and spoon; the sides rounded, the faces slightly bulbous; opaque red glass, incorporating millefiori canes of simple form, in grey, yellow, black, white, and green; polished oval flat foot. (b) Domed white stone top with light green veining; attached to a black disk; tapered cork shank, with long ivory spoon, with thin handle and oval spatulate bowl.
Provenance

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

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