Description:

The craftsman has carved through a layer of white glass to a layer of red glass. This piece is unusual in that it is usually the other way round.

Glass, carved overlay
Height: 6.6 cm, width: 3.1 cm, depth: 1.5 cm, neck diameter: 1.4 cm

Chinese Description:

鼻烟壶 中国，清代，约1800-1910 套料玻璃，大多以白色玻璃为地色，外套一层红色玻璃。然而这鼻烟壶工匠却别出心裁，反以白套红。 玻璃，套料雕刻

Creator: Unknown

Date: 1800-1910, Qing dynasty

Copyright: Bristol Museums, Galleries & Archives

Object ID:E2062