snuff bottle
Object NameSnuff Bottle and Stopper-cap
Maker
Pi Jung-chin
Made FromGlass
Dateglass made 1700-1799; painted after 1887
Place MadeChina
Techniqueblown, ground, carved and painted
SizeOverall H: 8 cm, W: 4.6 cm
Accession Number50.6.4
Credit LineGift of George D. Macbeth
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
Treasures in Glass
On ViewEuropean Gallery
Physical Description(a) Translucent heavy colorless "moonstone" and opaque dark brown (almost black) glasses; blown, ground, carved and painted. Flattened ellipsoidal form; short cylindrical neck with ground rim; on each face an applied outline of brown glass as a frame for the interior painting; on each narrow side panel an unidentified symbol (bat?) in applied brown glass; oval base rimmed with brown; interior reverse painting, in black, white and tints, includes on one face a landscape and on the other shrub sprays, some in blossom and two birds in flight. (b) Sage-green stopper-cap and ivory dipping spoon.Provenance
Former Collection
George D. Macbeth
(1892-1968) - 1950-10-01
701-899
900-1099
900-1099
