Snuff bottle

Museum number:
9-5497a,b
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21095497a@2cb
Accession number:
Acc.374
Description:
Snuff bottle; with stopper and dipper; amethyst; green and pink stone stopper with bone dipper; very low relief carving; floral design. 2 1/2 inches high.
Donor:
Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Collection place:
China
Verbatim coll. place:
China
Collector:
Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Collection date:
1909
Materials:
Amethyst and Bone (material)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Bottles, Carvings (visual works), and Snuff bottles
Function:
5.5 Stimulants, Narcotics, and Accessories
Accession date:
1909
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Snuff bottle, accession number 9-5497a,b, described as Snuff bottle; with stopper and dipper; amethyst; green and pink stone stopper with bone dipper; very low relief carving; floral design. 2 1/2 inches high.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Snuff bottle, accession number 9-5497a,b, described as Snuff bottle; with stopper and dipper; amethyst; green and pink stone stopper with bone dipper; very low relief carving; floral design. 2 1/2 inches high.

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