snuff bottle

Object NameSnuff Bottle with Stopper Spoon

Factoryprobably Peking Imperial Workshop

Made FromGlass, Amethyst, Ivory, Cork

Date1770-1850

Place MadeChina, probably Beijing

Techniqueblown, carved

SizeOverall H: 6.3 cm, W: 4.9 cm

Accession Number82.6.63

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

仿白玉玻璃锦葵纹鼻烟壶

Physical DescriptionSnuff Bottle with Stopper Spoon. Opalescent white glass in imitation of jade; blown, carved. (a) Flattened, ovoid form, with short neck, polished flat rim and large hole for a stopper and spoon; the sides rounded, the faces flattened, with relief-carved stylized five-petaled mallow flowers on each face, the centers cross-hatched, the petals swirling; carved, recessed oval base, with incised Chinese characters "Gu yue xuan 古月轩". (b) Cylindrical amethyst finial; tapered cork shank, with long ivory spoon, with thin handle, and oval spatulate bowl.
Provenance

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