Snuff bottle and stopper
- Museum number:
- 9-13573a-c
- Permalink:
- ark:/21549/hm210913573a@2dc
- Accession number:
- Acc.3272
- Description:
- Snuff bottle with 2 applicator-stoppers; a) snuff bottle, stained and carved ivory, represents Chinese couple; (b) applicator-stopper, carved woman’s head, (c) applicator-stopper, carved man’s head handle, both applicators are stained ivory.
- Donor:
- Edward J. Mahoney Jr. and Mrs. E. J. Mahoney Jr.
- Collection place:
- China
- Culture or time period:
- Chinese
- Object type:
- ethnography
- Object class:
- Bottles, Carvings (visual works), and Snuff bottles
- Function:
- 5.5 Stimulants, Narcotics, and Accessories
- Accession date:
- December 1, 1976
- Department:
- Asia (except western Russia)
- Legacy documentation:
-