Snuff Bottle and Stopper-cap

Object Name: 
Snuff Bottle and Stopper-cap

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Object Name: 
Snuff Bottle and Stopper-cap
Maker(s): 
Imperial Workshops (China), Maker
probably
Place Made: 
China, Beijing
Accession Number: 
51.6.318
Dimensions: 
Overall H: 6.4 cm, Diam: 5.3 cm, Th: 2.8 cm
Location: 
Not on Display
Date: 
1730-1780
Web Description: 
亮红玻璃锦葵纹鼻烟壶

More Info

Department: 
Early Modern
Provenance: 
Hussey, Nellie B., Source
1951
Color: 
Transaprent red-amber
green
Technique: 
mold-blowing
carving
Material: 
glass
jadeite
ivory
cord

Description

Primary Description: 
Snuff Bottle and Stopper-cap. Red-amber glass, green jadeite, ivory, cord; mold-blown, cameo carved. (a) Transparent red-amber glass; mold-blown, cameo carved. Flattened and modified hexagonal body; short cylindrical neck with ground rim; overall mallow flower form on each face; base is one of the hexagons. (b) Marbleized green and white jadeite stopper-cap; attached upper part of an ivory dipping-spoon of unusual shape.

Exhibitions (1)

Exhibition of East Asiatic Glass
Venue(s)
Toledo Museum of Art 1948-10-03 through 1948-10-31