Snuff bottle in shape of two conjoined bottles carved with figure under pine, Unknown
Record status
Individual type · partial
Snuff bottle in shape of two conjoined bottles carved with figure under pine is held by Chester Beatty (Ireland), attributed to Unknown. Description supplied by the holding institution: Amethyst and smoky crystal snuff bottle in shape of two conjoined bottles carved with figure under pine, by an unknown artist made between 1800-1880 in China.
The collection record gives material recorded as Smoky Crystal; Amethyst; measurements 74 mm (height). Published through Europeana; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- Smoky Crystal; Amethyst
- Dimensions
- 74 mm (height)
Identification
- Europeana id
- /1100/1219
- Museum attribution
- Unknown
- Museum object name
- Snuff bottle in shape of two conjoined bottles carved with figure under pine
- Holding institution
- Chester Beatty
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
Research required
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