Snuff bottle and stopper

Museum number:
9-13579a-c
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.3272
Description:
snuff bottle with stopper-applicator and stand; a) ivory snuff bottle with one side fully covered with inscription, smaller inscription and foliage on other side; incised and darkened scene, calligraphy; b) ivory stopper-applicator; c) dark wood stand with 4 feet.
Donor:
Edward J. Mahoney Jr. and Mrs. E. J. Mahoney Jr.
Collection place:
China
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Bottles 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 9-13579a-c, described as snuff bottle with stopper-applicator and stand; a) ivory snuff bottle with one side fully covered with inscription, smaller inscription and foliage on other side; incised and darkened scene, calligraphy; b) ivory stopper-applicator; c) dark wood stand with 4 feet.

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