SNUFF BOTTLE
Creator(s): Unknown
On view in: Pavilion Hallway
About this object
The flat gourd shaped bottle is carved in brownish agate with a few dark brown splotches in the sides. There are two simulated handles carved at each side with a ring suspended from a rosette design in an elongated panel. The neck at the top has a ring in gilt metal which is attached to the rounded cover made of dark green glass.
- Object name:
- SNUFF BOTTLE
- Made from:
- Agate -- glass -- metal
- Made in:
- China
- Date made:
- 19th c.
- Size:
- 3 in. (7.6 cm)
Detailed information for this item
- Catalog number:
- 61.17
- Class:
- SNUFF BOTTLE
- Signature marks:
- Credit line:
- Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973