SNUFF BOTTLE
Creator(s): Unknown
On view in: Pavilion Hallway
About this object
The pebble shaped bottle is blue in color. It is carved in high relief with a branch that has large flowers and leaves. It curves around the bottle, up the sides and along the bottom. The spherical cover is carved with a leaf and a flower in high relief. The teakwood base is carved with a rinceau of leaves and flowers in openwork.
- Object name:
- SNUFF BOTTLE
- Made from:
- Chalcedony
- Made in:
- China
- Date made:
- ca. 1900
- Size:
- 7.2 cm (2 7/8 in.)
Detailed information for this item
- Catalog number:
- 61.36
- Class:
- SNUFF BOTTLE
- Signature marks:
- Credit line:
- Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973