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SNUFF BOTTLE

Creator(s): Unknown (Workshop)

On view in: Pavilion Hallway


About this object

The shape is a round flattened flask with a small oval ring foot. Most of the surface is carved in relief. On one side is a large flower to the lefft with a bord perched on a branch to the right. On the back is a branch with large petaled flowers and a bord at the bottom. The carving continues all over the sides. The bottle is in the Imperial yellow color. The flat stopper is in green glass with a metal band at the bottom.

Object name:
SNUFF BOTTLE
Made from:
Glass -- metal
Made in:
Peking, China
Date made:
c. 1800
Size:
6.4 cm (2 1/2 in.)

Detailed information for this item

Catalog number:
61.55
Class:
SNUFF BOTTLE
Signature marks:
Credit line:
Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973