SNUFF BOTTLE
Creator(s): Unknown
On view in: Pavilion Hallway
About this object
The blue snuffbottle is basically a flattened spade shape. It is carved in high relief with figures that extend over and cover the bottle. There are two dragons who are fighting and curled completely around the bottle. The dome like cover has one of the dragons covering it.
- Object name:
- SNUFF BOTTLE
- Made from:
- Chalcedony
- Made in:
- China
- Date made:
- ca. 1900
- Size:
- 8.9 cm (3 1/2 in.)
Detailed information for this item
- Catalog number:
- 61.35
- Class:
- SNUFF BOTTLE
- Signature marks:
- Credit line:
- Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973