Snuff bottle and stopper

Museum number:
9-13580a,b
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.3272
Description:
snuff bottle with stopper-applicator, carved and stained ivory; a) snuff bottle: dragon on one side, birds on other; flat rectangle widening towards top; b) stopper, painted handle
Donor:
Edward J. Mahoney Jr. and Mrs. E. J. Mahoney Jr.
Collection place:
China
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Bottles, Carvings (visual works), Dragons, and Snuff bottles
Accession date:
December 1, 1976
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Snuff bottle and stopper, accession number 9-13580a,b, described as snuff bottle with stopper-applicator, carved and stained ivory; a) snuff bottle: dragon on one side, birds on other; flat rectangle widening towards top; b) stopper, painted handle

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