Ivory Snuff Bottle

Name/Title

Ivory Snuff Bottle

Description

The front has a centered oval with a family scene of five people on stairs between upper and lower sets of structures nestled in a landscape of pine forests and mountains. This panel is surrounded with scrolls carved in relief. An oval panel on the reverse side features two attendants serving a seated figure next to a structure and stairs situated in the same background. The matching stopper is stepped and tapered. -- Ivory snuff bottle. Campbell inventory number 32, 142mm h x 60mm w, elongated rectangular form, incised decorated cabinet bottle. Each side has centered an oval with a family scene of five people on stairs between and upper and lower set of structures inside.

Acquisition

Accession

T858

Source or Donor

Joan S. Campbell, Joan S. Campbell Trust

Made/Created

Artist

Unknown

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, ivory

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Snuff Bottle

Dimensions

Height

2-3/8 in

Width

5-5/8 in

Material

Ivory