Name/Title
Cloisonne Dragon Snuff BottleDescription
Enameled over a copper form, the cloisonne depicts an imperial, five toed, black dragon with red highlightsfloating over a celestial blue ground with a banded cloud motif on both sides. The matching stopper has a bone spoon.
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Cloisonne snuff bottle. Campbell inventory number 36, 63mm h x 42mm w, enameled over copper, of square rounded somewhat spade form, an imperial five toe black dragon with red highlights and open mouth sides. Matching stopper having bone spoon. Early 20th century.
A cloisonné snuff bottle, of shield shape, decorated on each side with a writhing dragon above waves 景泰藍盾形鼻煙壺,兩側飾波浪翻騰龍 against a turquoise scrolling cloud ground, together with its original stopper.
Mid-late 20th centuryAcquisition
Accession
T856Source or Donor
Joan S. Campbell, Joan S. Campbell TrustMade/Created
Time Period
20th CenturyNotes
Date: Early 20th centuryLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
Bottle, SnuffNomenclature Primary Object Term
Container, SnuffNomenclature Sub-Class
Smoking & Recreational Drug EquipmentNomenclature Class
Personal GearNomenclature Category
Category 03: Personal ObjectsSearch Terms
snuff, bottle, cloissonneDimensions
Height
1-11/16 inWidth
2-3/8 inMaterial
Copper, Enamel, Cloisonné