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)

Exhibitions

Glass Snuff Bottles of China at Steuben Glass

Not On View

Interpretive Notes

Web Text

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