SNUFF BOTTLE
Creator(s): Unknown
On view in: Pavilion Hallway
About this object
The bottle has the shape of a flattened flask which is also called a vase shape. It is a pale white color with a tint of green. On one side in very low relief is carved an elaborate band which goes around the bottle and is engraved with a pattern of rosettes or a check pattern. On the front of the bottle the band narrow towards the center and is tied with a ribbon which forms a heart shape above the band and has ribbon trails below the band. This is cut into the bottle as well. The cap is made of malachite and the spoon is ivory.
- Object name:
- SNUFF BOTTLE
- Made from:
- Jadeite -- malachite
- Made in:
- China
- Date made:
- 17th c.
- Size:
- 7.2 cm (2 7/8 in.)
Detailed information for this item
- Catalog number:
- 61.1
- Class:
- SNUFF BOTTLE
- Signature marks:
- Credit line:
- Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973