Transparent glass snuff bottle, painted on the rough interior. Green glass stopper with cork and ivory spatula coated with brown lacquer attached inside. Two figures in landscape scene painted on one side, two crabs in front of a flower vase on the other.

snuff bottle
15.81
Anthropology

1 item (description level: whole)

Additional names, titles, or classifications

object name (Horniman Ethno.):  snuff bottle

Place

China, East Asia; Asia

Additional place information

made or collected:  China 

Date made

late 19th or early 20th century

Additional date information

date made:  1850-1950 
date made:  19th-20th century 
date made:  late 19th or early 20th century 

Materials and techniques

glass; pigment; wood

Additional material & technique information

material: glass (overall)
material: pigment (overall)
material: wood (overall)

Measurements

overall: 75 mm x 35 mm

Additional measurement information

overall: 75 mm x 35 mm

Related subjects

related subject:  Pipes and smoking 
classified as:  snuff bottles 
material:  glass 
material:  pigment 
material:  wood 

Record created 2004-11-23 by JSTRIBBLEHILL

Record last updated 2012-03-09 by FKERLOGUE