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:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Snuff bottle and stopper, accession number 9-13573a-c, described as 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.

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