SNUFF BOTTLE
Creator(s): Unknown
On view in: Pavilion Hallway
About this object
The shape of this bottle is an elongated flattened flask with a bulbous bottom. On the front are two animals, one a bird and the other an unidentified animal. Above them are the branches of a tree with fruit and flowers. On the back the tree continues. It has has a grasshopper eating the fruit which looks like pineapple. The cap cover is carved with a bird with outstretched wings. The base is in teakwood with lotus carvings.
- Object name:
- SNUFF BOTTLE
- Made from:
- Lapis lazuli
- Made in:
- China
- Date made:
- 1875
- Size:
- 8.3 cm (3 1/4 in.)
Detailed information for this item
- Catalog number:
- 61.22
- Class:
- SNUFF BOTTLE
- Signature marks:
- Credit line:
- Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973