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snuff bottle
snuff bottle

snuff bottle

Object NameSnuff Bottle with Stopper
Made FromGlass, Stone, Ivory
Date1720-1840
Place MadeChina
TechniqueBlown, cold-worked
SizeOverall H: 7 cm
Accession Number57.6.6
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Interpretive Notes
仿芙蓉石玻璃光素鼻烟壶
Physical DescriptionSnuff Bottle with Stopper. Transparent cloudy white and pinkish-lavender glass, green stone, ivory; blown, cold-worked. (a) Flat, circular body tapers to short white neck, flaring to ground rim; cut at bottom to flat base; (b) stopper-cap of green stone attached to black disk; ivory dipping spoon.
Provenance
Source Mathias Komor - 1957-02-15