Snuff Bottle

China

Qing dynasty (1644-1912), About 1850

  • Titles Snuff Bottle (Descriptive)
  • Artist China
  • Medium lacquer and ivory
  • Dimensions 3 × 2 × 1 in. (7.6 × 5.1 × 2.5 cm)
  • Credit Line Collection of the Art Fund, Inc. at the Birmingham Museum of Art; Catherine H. Collins Collection, AFI.585.1998a-b
  • Work Type snuff bottle with stopper
  • Classification Containers

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