SNUFF BOTTLE
Creator(s): Unknown
On view in: Pavilion Hallway
About this object
The shape is like a flattened oval flask with a ring foot. The entire surface is carved and there are traces of painting. On one side is an adult to the left holding a child with a rattle. In front side, are three children, one with a fish on a stick and one with a ball on a stick. They are all looking upwards at the objects. The background is carved with sexagons filled with rosettes. The other side has an adult standing in the center with a child on each side of him, clutching his skirts. To the left is the trunk of a tree and above him is a branch with flowers. The background is also sexagons with rosettes. Around the oval foot and neck is carved a meander design. The peaked cover sits on a high thin neck and is carved with shingles that culminate in a knob.
- Object name:
- SNUFF BOTTLE
- Made from:
- Ivory
- Made in:
- China
- Date made:
- 19th c.
- Size:
- 8.6 cm (3 3/8 in.)
Detailed information for this item
- Catalog number:
- 61.48
- Class:
- SNUFF BOTTLE
- Signature marks:
- Credit line:
- Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973