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snuff bottle

Object NameDouble Snuff Bottle with 2 Stopper Spoons

Translation亮黃玻璃雙聯瓶式鼻煙壺

Made FromGlass, Stone, Ivory, Cork

Date1750-1880

Place MadeChina

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

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Interpretive Notes

Web Text

亮黄玻璃双联瓶式鼻烟壶

Physical DescriptionDouble Snuff Bottle with 2 Stopper Spoons (亮黃玻璃雙聯瓶式鼻煙壺). 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.
Provenance

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