SNUFF BOTTLE
Creator(s): Unknown
On view in: Pavilion Hallway
About this object
The ivory bottle is carved in the shape of a hand of Buddha fruit or a melon shape. At the top are carved large curling leaves which are painted green. The body of the bottle has deep vertical indentations that are brown colored. The rounded cover is carved as a stem with a painted leaf on the very top.
Detailed information for this item
- Catalog number:
- 61.46
- Class:
- SNUFF BOTTLE
- Signature marks:
- Credit line:
- Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973