snuff bottle

Object NameSnuff Bottle with Stopper Spoon

Made FromGlass, Stone, Ivory, Cork

Date1720-1840

Place MadeChina

Techniqueblown, overlay, polished

SizeOverall H: 6.6 cm, W: 4.6 cm

Accession Number82.6.72

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

黄色玻璃鼻烟壶

Physical DescriptionSnuff Bottle with Stopper Spoon. Colorless, opaque bright yellow and bright orange glass; blown, overlay, polished. (a) Flattened, ovoid form, of two colorless glass layers, with an internal bright yellow and bright orange-streaked layer; short, flared neck with polished flat top and opening for a stopper and spoon; polished flat oval base. (b) Domed, circular form, with button finial, of orange carnelian (?); tapered cork shank; long dark orange stained ivory spoon, with slender handle and pointed oval spatulate bowl.
Provenance

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