Snuff Bottle
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
This object is a Chinese snuff bottle produced during the Qing dynasty (1644–1911). It features a rounded, flattened flask-shaped body resting on a flat base, rising to a cylindrical neck topped with a stopper. The stopper is surmounted by a domed, mottled turquoise cabochon set within a metal collar.
The bottle is fashioned from fossil coral, displaying a dense, natural speckled pattern of light and dark geometric specks across its entire polished surface. It measures 6.5 × 5.5 × 3.1 cm (2 9/16 × 2 3/16 × 1 1/4 in.) and originates from China.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Historical context
The snuff bottle forms part of the Lucy Maud Buckingham Collection.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- Fossil coral
- Dimensions
- 6.5 × 5.5 × 3.1 cm (2 9/16 × 2 3/16 × 1 1/4 in.)
Technical characteristics
- Maker recorded
- China
- Place recorded
- China
Identification
- Source note
- Transcribed from the Art Institute of Chicago collection record for this single object; how far it represents a wider collectible type has not been independently verified.
- Museum object name
- Snuff Bottle
- Museum object number
- 1925.1198
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.