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snuff bottle

human history
  • Description

    snuff bottle

    flat ovate bottle; jade panel inscribed with flower on front and reverse, jade mounted in silver; silver elaborately decorated with raised patterning, plaited design on sides; coral and turquoise mounted in silver, creating collar and shoulder decoration; jade dome stopper, mounted in silver, silver spoon attached to underside.

  • Place
  • Accession Number
    1934.317
  • Other Id

    36428 (ethnology)

    36428.3 (ethnology)

    M210A (miscellaneous)

  • Department
snuff bottle, 1934.317, 36428, 36428.3, M210A, Photographed… … Read more

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