Cloisonne Dragon Snuff Bottle

Name/Title

Cloisonne Dragon Snuff Bottle

Description

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. -- 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 century

Acquisition

Accession

T856

Source or Donor

Joan S. Campbell, Joan S. Campbell Trust

Made/Created

Artist

Unknown

Time Period

20th Century

Notes

Date: Early 20th century

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Bottle, Snuff

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Container, Snuff

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Smoking & Recreational Drug Equipment

Nomenclature Class

Personal Gear

Nomenclature Category

Category 03: Personal Objects

Search Terms

snuff, bottle, cloissonne

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Snuff Bottle

Dimensions

Height

1-11/16 in

Width

2-3/8 in

Material

Copper, Enamel, Cloisonné