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SNUFF BOTTLE

Creator(s): Unknown

On view in: Pavilion Hallway


About this object

The bottle is melon shaped and blue in color. It is carved in high relief with a bird on one side. The other has a branch with flower and leaves that curves around the bottle. The cover is carved with a bird which stands upright and with its head upwards. It has a teakwood stand.

Object name:
SNUFF BOTTLE
Made from:
Chalcedony
Made in:
China
Size:
5.4 cm (2 1/8 in.)

Detailed information for this item

Catalog number:
61.37
Class:
SNUFF BOTTLE
Signature marks:
Credit line:
Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973