SNUFF BOTTLE
Creator(s): Unknown
On view in: Pavilion Hallway
About this object
The pebble shaped bottle is carved in the shape of a fruit with leaves. It is pink in color. The front is in fairly high relief while the back is flattish. The design appears to be abstract. There is a carved stem in green jade that curves towards one side. The oval base with four legs is carved in a light brown wood.
- Object name:
- SNUFF BOTTLE
- Made from:
- Quartz -- jadeite -- wood
- Made in:
- China
- Date made:
- 18th Century
- Size:
- 3 in. (7.6 cm)
Detailed information for this item
- Catalog number:
- 61.13
- Class:
- SNUFF BOTTLE
- Signature marks:
- Credit line:
- Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973