SNUFF BOTTLE
Creator(s): Unknown
On view in: Pavilion Hallway
About this object
The bottle is shaped like a double gourd with one part on top of the other. It is carved in high relief with leaves, flowers and branches. The cover represents a stem of a fruit. The colors are shades of orange with the lighter orange in the main part of the bottle and darker tones used in the relief and the cover. The teakwood base has four feet and is carved with formal motifs.
- Object name:
- SNUFF BOTTLE
- Made from:
- Carnelian
- Made in:
- China
- Date made:
- ca. 1900
- Size:
- 10.5 cm (4 1/8 in.)
Detailed information for this item
- Catalog number:
- 61.31
- Class:
- SNUFF BOTTLE
- Signature marks:
- Credit line:
- Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973