snuff bottle

Object NameSnuff Bottle with Stopper Spoon

Made FromNon-lead Glass, Ivory, Cork

Date1770-1880

Place MadeChina

TechniqueBlown, cased, cameo-carved

SizeOverall H: 6.7 cm, W: 2.8 cm

Accession Number82.6.55

Credit LineBequest of Marian Swayze Mayer

Curatorial Area(s)

Exhibitions

Glass Snuff Bottles of China at Steuben Glass

Not On View

Interpretive Notes

Web Text

红套蓝玻璃博古纹鼻烟壶

Physical DescriptionSnuff Bottle with Stopper Spoon. Transparent dark red and dark blue non-lead glass; blown, cased, cameo-carved. (a) Flattened, tall ovoid form, with short, tapered neck, the rim polished flat, with a central hole for a stopper and spoon; rounded shoulders and sides, flattened faces; ruby background, with dark blue overlay carved, on each face, one with a covered urn, a brush pot, and a lake stone carving on a stand; the other side with a tall vase with foliage, a spouted pot, and a rectangular four-footed bowl; carved oval blue foot rim. (b) Tapered, slightly domed blue glass finial; tapered cork shank with long ivory spoon, with thin handle and pointed oval spatulate bowl.
Provenance

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