Snuff bottle

Museum number:
9-5543a,b
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.374
Description:
Snuff bottle; /dust mixed with plastic; amber carved in relief design of birds, animals, trees, simulated handles; green glass (?) stopper; ivory dipper; height 3.5 in
Donor:
Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Collection place:
China
Verbatim coll. place:
China
Collector:
Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Collection date:
1909
Materials:
Amber, Amber (fossil resin), Glass, Glass (material), and Ivory (material)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Bottles, Carvings (visual works), and Snuff bottles
Accession date:
1909
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Loans:
S1972-1973 #71: San Jose State University (March 23, 1973–April 13, 1973)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Snuff bottle, accession number 9-5543a,b, described as Snuff bottle; /dust mixed with plastic; amber carved in relief design of birds, animals, trees, simulated handles; green glass (?) stopper; ivory dipper; height 3.5 in
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Snuff bottle, accession number 9-5543a,b, described as Snuff bottle; /dust mixed with plastic; amber carved in relief design of birds, animals, trees, simulated handles; green glass (?) stopper; ivory dipper; height 3.5 in

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