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snuff bottle

snuff bottle

Object NameSnuff Bottle with Stopper
Made FromGlass, Cork, Silver, Carnelian
Date1760-1830
Place MadeChina
TechniqueBlown, cased, cameo carved
SizeOverall H: 6.9 cm, W: 3.1 cm, Th: 2 cm; Rim Diam: 1.1 cm
Accession Number81.6.29
Credit LineGift of Marian Swayze Mayer
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
Glass Snuff Bottles of China at Steuben Glass
Not On View
Interpretive Notes
白套多色玻璃福寿纹鼻烟壶
Physical DescriptionSnuff Bottle with Stopper. Opaque white, green, amber, pale green, and red glass, cork, silver, black disc, carnelian; blown, cased, cameo carved. (a) Opaque white glass, five-color overlay; blown, cased and cameo carved. Slender shape, rounded shoulder, rising to short neck flaring to level rim, oval base ring, independent overlay areas of chrysanthemum, orchid, bat, bamboo, prunus and lingzhi in green, amber, pale green, and two red bats. (b) Ill-fitting new cork stopper, silver spoon, black disc, translucent hemispherical carnelian cap.
Provenance
Source Marian Swayze Mayer (d. 1982) - 1981-12-22