Description:

In this snuff bottle two types of red glass have been moulded together to look like red lacquer (or possibly marble). The bottle is shaped like a bottle-gourd, a hard-shelled fruit traditionally used in China as a container for medicine. The gourd shape became a symbol for health, appropriate here as snuff-taking was thought to be good for the health.

Glass
Height: 6.5 cm, width: 4.5 cm, depth: 2.1 cm, neck diameter: 1.8 cm

Chinese Description:

仿漆器鼻烟壶 中国，清代，约1800-1900 这烟壶取形于用作药瓶的葫芦，暗合康宁的意味。工匠将两种不同的红色玻璃熔铸成胎体，模仿漆器(又或云石)细腻的纹质。 玻璃

Creator: Unknown

Date: 1800-1900, Qing dynasty

Copyright: Bristol Museums, Galleries & Archives

Object ID:E2058