Snuff Bottle
1750-1895 (made)
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The bottle is a circular flattened flask form with shoulders sloping up to a cylindrical neck and no stopper.
It is a made of mottled semi-opaque white glass with overlay of red glass carved in relief.
The carved relief depicts a boy holding ruyi sceptres, a girl holding a vase containing ruyi sceptres, a figure, perhaps a dancer, with scarves, and a bat. On the reverse there is a girl holding perhaps a peach, a boy with a basket and a bat overhead.
The high slightly splayed foot is formed by red glass overlay with an angular indentation.
It is a made of mottled semi-opaque white glass with overlay of red glass carved in relief.
The carved relief depicts a boy holding ruyi sceptres, a girl holding a vase containing ruyi sceptres, a figure, perhaps a dancer, with scarves, and a bat. On the reverse there is a girl holding perhaps a peach, a boy with a basket and a bat overhead.
The high slightly splayed foot is formed by red glass overlay with an angular indentation.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Mottled semi-opaque white glass with overlay of red glass. Carved in relief. |
| Brief description | Cer, China, Qing, GLASS, OVERLAY |
| Physical description | The bottle is a circular flattened flask form with shoulders sloping up to a cylindrical neck and no stopper. It is a made of mottled semi-opaque white glass with overlay of red glass carved in relief. The carved relief depicts a boy holding ruyi sceptres, a girl holding a vase containing ruyi sceptres, a figure, perhaps a dancer, with scarves, and a bat. On the reverse there is a girl holding perhaps a peach, a boy with a basket and a bat overhead. The high slightly splayed foot is formed by red glass overlay with an angular indentation. |
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| Object history | Bequeathed by Mr. George Salting, accessioned in 1910. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Asia Department registers, as part of a 2022 provenance research project. |
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| Accession number | C.1559-1910 |
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| Record created | June 18, 1998 |
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