SNUFF BOTTLE
Creator(s): Unknown
On view in: Pavilion Hallway
About this object
The shape is an ovate flattened flask with a small ring foot and a high neck. The bottle is made of molded porcelain and its color imitates pale green turquoise. On the front is a phoenix and on the back is a dragon. They are molded in long twisted shaped against a stylized cloud background that looks lacy. The borders at the neck and foot are ruyi-head. Also at the neck is a meander pattern. The cover has a rounded form topped by a pointed knob in rose quartz.
- Object name:
- SNUFF BOTTLE
- Made from:
- Porcelain -- rose quartz
- Made in:
- China
- Date made:
- 1797-1820
- Size:
- 8.9 cm (3 1/2 in.)
Detailed information for this item
- Catalog number:
- 61.52
- Class:
- SNUFF BOTTLE
- Signature marks:
- Credit line:
- Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973