Snuff bottle, China, 1972
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1972
Snuff bottle, China, 1972 is an object recorded by Victoria and Albert Museum, dated 1972. The museum's brief description reads: Porcelain snuff bottle with green stone stopper, with decoration in overglaze enamels; China, 1972. Museum description: White porcelain snuff bottle of oblong form, with squared sides and sloping shoulder. Green stopper. Small oval footring, round mouth with even sides. Painted on one side with crossed Chinese and American flags, bound with red tie. On the other, black and white images (taken from photographs) of Chairman Mao Zedong and President Richard Nixon. The museum record gives measurements Height 5.8 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
- Dimensions
- Height 5.8 cm
Technical characteristics
- Place recorded
- China
Identification
- Museum object name
- Snuff bottle
- Museum object number
- FE.67:1, 2-1996
- Museum system number
- O483200
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.