Caption

Flask-snuffbox, cylindrical-necked layered glass with transparent body and black top layer; decoration cut in the top layer depicting flowers, lion, bottles, and butterflies. Without stopper. 19th century, Qing dynasty 1644–1911, China. Height 7.6 cm; width 3.8 cm., ., A small clear glass bottle stands upright against a neutral gray background, with a smooth rounded shoulder and a short narrow neck; a decorative dark floral motif is visible on its front, showing stylized petals, leaves, and curling stems in black or very dark gray; the glass has subtle reflections and a few faint surface imperfections, and the base shows a thin dark ring; overall the visible colors are clear/transparent, gray, and black.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A26_380

License type

Rights managed

Available size

77.2Mb (494.4Kb) / 15.0in x 20.0in / 4499 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Flask-snuffbox cylindrical-necked layered glass transparent body black top layer decoration cut top layer depicting flowers lion bottles butterflies stopper 19th century Qing dynasty 1644–1911 China Height 7.6 cm width 3.8 cm small clear glass bottle stands upright neutral gray background smooth rounded shoulder short narrow neck decorative dark floral motif visible front showing stylized petals leaves curling stems black dark gray glass subtle reflections faint surface imperfections base thin dark ring visible colors clear transparent gray black.