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SNUFF BOTTLE

Creator(s): Unknown

On view in: Pavilion Hallway


About this object

The bottle is flat and squat with a spade shape. On both sides is carved a flowering tree with butterflies and a beetle among the branches. It is an orange color. The rose quartz cover is rounded and carved with a dragon.

Object name:
SNUFF BOTTLE
Made from:
Carnelian -- rose quartz
Made in:
China
Date made:
ca. 1800
Size:
6.4 cm (2 1/2 in.)

Detailed information for this item

Catalog number:
61.33
Class:
SNUFF BOTTLE
Signature marks:
Credit line:
Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973