Glass snuff bottle with four fan-tailed fish carved from multi-colored overlay
Glass snuff bottle with four fan-tailed fish carved from multi-colored overlay

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Glass snuff bottle with four fan-tailed fish carved from multi-colored overlay,

1780–1850

Chinese
Qing dynasty, 1644–1912
y1936-618

Information

Title
Glass snuff bottle with four fan-tailed fish carved from multi-colored overlay
Dates

1780–1850

Medium
Opaque glass with carved multi-colored overlay
Dimensions
h. with stopper 6.5 cm., w. 3.5 cm., d. 1.7 cm. (2 9/16 x 1 3/8 x 11/16 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Col. James A. Blair, Class of 1903
Object Number
y1936-618
Place Made

Asia, China

Culture
Chinese
Period
Daoguang
Type
snuff bottles, glassworking processes and techniques
Materials
glass, overlays
Techniques
carving
Subject
fish, red, yellow, green (color)

Snuff bottle

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