SNUFF BOTTLE
Creator(s): Unknown
On view in: Pavilion Hallway
About this object
The bottle is cylindrical with rounded shoulders. It is pink in color. It is carved in with a dragon in very high releif. The dragon is carved so that it encircles the body of the bottle and its head joins its tail. The cover is a cap also carved with a coiled dragon. The teakwood base has four feet and is carved with decorative motifs.
- Object name:
- SNUFF BOTTLE
- Made from:
- Quartz
- Made in:
- China
- Date made:
- ca. 1850
- Size:
- 10.2 cm (4 in.)
Detailed information for this item
- Catalog number:
- 61.10
- Class:
- SNUFF BOTTLE
- Signature marks:
- Credit line:
- Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973