Snuff Bottle

China

Qing dynasty (1644-1912), About 1800

  • Titles Snuff Bottle (Descriptive)
  • Artist China
  • Medium chalcedony
  • Dimensions 2 7/8 x 2 x 1 1/4 in. (7.3 x 5.1 x 3.2 cm)
  • Credit Line Gift from the Bequest of Arthur Leroy and Lila Fisher Caldwell, Courtesy of the North Carolina Museum of Art, 1996.69.45a-b
  • Work Type snuff bottle with stopper
  • Classification Containers

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