SNUFF BOTTLE
Creator(s): Unknown (Workshop)
On view in: Pavilion Hallway
About this object
The round flattened bottle is made of glass overlay. The inner layer is pink in color. The outer layer is a pale yellow and is carved all around the bottle. One side has a flowering tree with a bird sitting to the right. At the bottom is a dog sitting on a tree stump. The other isde also shows a flowering tree with a bord flying to the right. At the bottom is a deer facing to the left. The rounded cover is in green jade.
- Object name:
- SNUFF BOTTLE
- Made from:
- Glass -- jade
- Made in:
- Peking, China
- Date made:
- c. 1850
- Size:
- 6.8 cm (2 11/16 in.)
Detailed information for this item
- Catalog number:
- 61.54
- Class:
- SNUFF BOTTLE
- Signature marks:
- Credit line:
- Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973