SNUFF BOTTLE
Creator(s): Unknown (Workshop)
On view in: Pavilion Hallway
About this object
The shape is a round flattened flask with a small oval ring foot. Most of the surface is carved in relief. On one side is a large flower to the lefft with a bord perched on a branch to the right. On the back is a branch with large petaled flowers and a bord at the bottom. The carving continues all over the sides. The bottle is in the Imperial yellow color. The flat stopper is in green glass with a metal band at the bottom.
- Object name:
- SNUFF BOTTLE
- Made from:
- Glass -- metal
- Made in:
- Peking, China
- Date made:
- c. 1800
- Size:
- 6.4 cm (2 1/2 in.)
Detailed information for this item
- Catalog number:
- 61.55
- Class:
- SNUFF BOTTLE
- Signature marks:
- Credit line:
- Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973