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Snuff Bottle
Period:
Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
Date:
19th century
Culture:
China
Medium:
Old amber with green glass stopper, wood stand
Dimensions:
H. 2 3/4 in. (7 cm)
Classification:
Snuff Bottles
Credit Line:
Bequest of Edmund C. Converse, 1921
Accession Number:
21.175.203a, b
Not on view
Provenance
Edmund Cogswell Converse , Greenwich CT (until d. 1921) bequeathed to MMA
Timeline of Art History (2000-present)
Timelines
Central and North Asia, 1800-1900 A.D.
China, 1800-1900 A.D.
Department
Asian Art (35,424)
Object Type / Material
Amber (377)
Bottles (3,358)
Furniture (8,667)
Glass (22,601)
Resin (638)
Snuff bottles (635)
Snuff containers (1,005)
Stands (621)
Stoppers (425)
Vessels (22,644)
Geographic Location
Asia (70,827)
China (16,763)
Date / Era
A.D. 1800–1900 (108,262)
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