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snuff bottle

Object NameDouble Snuff Bottle with 2 Stopper Spoons

Made FromGlass, Stone, Ivory, Cork

Date1750-1880

TechniqueCarved

SizeOverall H: 5.9 cm, W: 4 cm

Accession Number82.6.98

Credit LineBequest of Marian Swayze Mayer

Curatorial Area(s)

Exhibitions

Glass Snuff Bottles of China at Steuben Glass

Interpretive Notes

Web Text

亮黄玻璃双联瓶式鼻烟壶

Place Made

China

Physical DescriptionDouble Snuff Bottle with 2 Stopper Spoons. Transparent amber non-lead glass, pale lavender stone, black disk, ivory, cork; carved (from a solid block of glass). (a) Two flattened, ovoid forms, joined along one side 双连瓶; each with a short, cylindrical neck, with polished flat top and opening for a stopper and spoon; the sides rounded, the faces slightly rounded, with a long, rounded groove between the two bottles on both faces; the bases of the bottles with cut oval depressions. (b, c) Domed, circular button of pale lavender stone, mounted on a black disk; tapered cork shank; long ivory spoon with slender handle and pointed oval spatulate bowl.
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