SNUFF BOTTLE
Creator(s): Unknown
On view in: Pavilion Hallway
About this object
The flat spade shaped flask bottle has a deep amethyst quartz color with light portions at the sides. Most of the bottle is plain, except for the sides which are carved with tree and leaf designs. The cap like cover is in green glass and has a small button carved on its top. The wooden base is plain.
- Object name:
- SNUFF BOTTLE
- Made from:
- Amethyst quartz -- glass
- Made in:
- China
- Date made:
- ca. 1850
- Size:
- 7 cm (2 3/4 in.)
Detailed information for this item
- Catalog number:
- 61.7
- Class:
- SNUFF BOTTLE
- Signature marks:
- Credit line:
- Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973