Snuff Bottle

Object Number:

30-65-1

Current Location:

Collections storage

Culture:

Chinese

Provenience:

China

Period:

Qing Dynasty

Date Made:

Qianlong-1930

Early Date:

1736

Late Date:

1930

Section:

Asian

Materials:

Agate
Gilt
Jewels

Technique:

Gilded
Hinged
Gilt
Inlaid

Iconography:

Flowers

Description:

Snuff bottle. Grey agate with hinged gilded lid. Lentoid. Applied gilt floral design on one side of bottle. Lid with floral design on top. Both with jewel inlay. Jewelled collar around neck of bottle. Back of bottle ornamented with applied gold stars. Cartier setting. "Cartier, Paris" on top of mount at opening of bottle. Maker's mark on base of mount. Discharge mark on base once and twice on rim.

Credit Line:

Gift (?) of Dr. Percival

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