Snuff bottle, China
Record status
Individual type · partial
Snuff bottle, China is an object recorded by Victoria and Albert Museum. The museum's brief description reads: Snuff bottle, glass, China, Qing dynasty, 1750-1901.
Museum description: Snuff bottle with stopper, of semi-opaque glass, made in imitation of jade, with heart-shaped body and short cylindrical neck. The museum record gives material recorded as glass; measurements Height 5.3 cm; Width 4.4 cm; place associated: China. These details come from the holding museum's own record; 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
- glass
- Dimensions
- Height 5.3 cm; Width 4.4 cm
Technical characteristics
- Technique
- Glass
- Place recorded
- China
Identification
- Museum object name
- Snuff bottle
- Museum object number
- 5354-1901
- Museum system number
- O468910
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
- Research required: confirm materials, dimensions, maker and wider type against the museum record and a specialist reference.