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snuff bottle

snuff bottle

Object NameSnuff Bottle with Stopper-Cap
Maker Rongjiu Bi
Made FromGlass, Stone, Ivory
Date1904
Place MadeChina
Techniqueblown, cold-worked, inside-painted
SizeOverall H: 7.8 cm, W: 3.7 cm; Body Th: 1.6 cm
Accession Number57.6.2
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Interpretive Notes
亮玻璃内画鼻烟壶
Physical DescriptionSnuff Bottle with Stopper-Cap. (a) Colorless glass; blown, cold-worked and inside-painted. Flattened, straight-sided body; short cylindrical neck with rim; interior reverse painting in black and tints; obverse, rooster with plants and flowers; reverse, three crabs and shrubbery, an inscription and red seal. (b) Hemispherical stopper-cap of pink stone; ivory dipping-spoon.
Provenance
Source Mathias Komor - 1957-02-15

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