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Snuff Bottle (China)
This is a Snuff bottle. It is dated 1821–51 and we acquired it in 1931. Its medium is glass, ivory (spoon). It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.
This object was
donated by
Eleanor Garnier Hewitt and Sarah Cooper Hewitt.
It is credited Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt.
- Mystery Clock, Imperial Guardian Lion, 1929
- carved nephrite, enamel, gold, cabochon emeralds, cabochon rubies, carved....
- Lent by Private Collection.
- 13.2016.96
- Clock, Screen, 1925
- mother-of-pearl, diamonds, black enamel, coral, onyx, gold.
- Lent by Private Collection.
- 13.2016.98
- Card
- Gift of Barbara Jarocki and Robert Fudim.
- 1986-119-17-101
Its dimensions are
6.3 x 5.9 cm (2 1/2 x 2 5/16 in. )
Cite this object as
Snuff Bottle (China); glass, ivory (spoon); 6.3 x 5.9 cm (2 1/2 x 2 5/16 in. ); Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt; 1931-64-49-a,b
This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition The Virtue in Vice.
