snuff bottle

Object NameSnuff Bottle and Stopper-cap

Makerprobably Imperial Workshops (China)

Made FromGlass, Jadeite, Ivory, Cord

Date1730-1780

Techniquemold-blown, cameo carved

SizeOverall H: 6.4 cm, Diam: 5.3 cm, Th: 2.8 cm

Accession Number51.6.318

Curatorial Area(s)

Early Modern

Exhibitions

Exhibition of East Asiatic Glass

Interpretive Notes

Web Text

亮红玻璃锦葵纹鼻烟壶

Place Made

China, Beijing

Physical DescriptionSnuff Bottle and Stopper-cap. Red-amber glass, green jadeite, ivory, cord; mold-blown, cameo carved. (a) Transparent red-amber glass; mold-blown, cameo carved. Flattened and modified hexagonal body; short cylindrical neck with ground rim; overall mallow flower form on each face; base is one of the hexagons. (b) Marbleized green and white jadeite stopper-cap; attached upper part of an ivory dipping-spoon of unusual shape.
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