Snuff Bottle (Floral)

Object/Artifact

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San Diego Chinese Historical Museum

Name/Title

Snuff Bottle (Floral)

Description

Ceramic snuff bottle with floral motif decoration and a green lid. A small porcelain snuff jarlet 小瓷鼻煙壺, of cylindrical form, decorated in underglaze blue and red with lotus flowerheads surrounded by scrolling leafy vines. 1800-1850

Made/Created

Time Period

Qing Dynasty

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

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Snuff Bottle

Dimensions

Height

1-1/4 in

Width

2-1/8 in

Depth

1-1/4 in