Description: This translucent bottle is swirled with multiple shades of blue, tinged with green, and speckled with aventurine glass. Considering the style and material of the bottle it is likely that it was produced by the Imperial Glassworks even in light of the fact that the interior of the bottle has been blown a bit off-center. The lip is flat, and extremely thin compared to the diameter of the mouth. The foot has a rounded rectangular base (rectangular with oval ends), that is shallowly recessed with a flat base in the middle. The stopper is carnelian with a nicely carved bone spoon.
Snuff Bottles
Swirled and Speckled Glass Snuff Bottle
Period: Qing dynasty
Date: 1750-1850
Medium: glass, swirled and speckled
Dimensions: height x width; (4.85 cm x 3.95 cm)