SNUFF BOTTLE
Creator(s): Unknown
On view in: Pavilion Hallway
About this object
The flattened ovate bottle is carved in high relief with a pattern of flowering trees. The carving extends around the bottle with branches, stems, flowers, and leaves carved in a continuous frieze. The malachite cap is also carved in relief with a bird under a flowering branch. The spoon is made of gold.
- Object name:
- SNUFF BOTTLE
- Made from:
- Malachite -- gold
- Made in:
- China
- Date made:
- ca. 1800
- Size:
- 2 3/4 in. (7 cm)
Detailed information for this item
- Catalog number:
- 61.21
- Class:
- SNUFF BOTTLE
- Signature marks:
- Credit line:
- Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973