SNUFF BOTTLE
Creator(s): Unknown
On view in: Pavilion Hallway
About this object
The shape of the bottle is cylindrical with square shoulders. Covering the basic bottle is carved a bunch of grapes. All sides have large leaves, rounded grapes in high relief. One stem has been carved to form the base. The cover is in the shape of a stem with one tendril curving off the side.
- Object name:
- SNUFF BOTTLE
- Made from:
- Ivory
- Made in:
- Japan
- Date made:
- 20th c.
- Size:
- 6.4 cm (2 1/2 in.)
Detailed information for this item
- Catalog number:
- 61.50
- Class:
- SNUFF BOTTLE
- Signature marks:
- Credit line:
- Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973