Porcelain snuff bottle enameled with melon and butterfly design
Porcelain snuff bottle enameled with melon and butterfly design

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Porcelain snuff bottle enameled with melon and butterfly design,

1800–50

Chinese
Qing dynasty, 1644–1912
y1936-865

Information

Title
Porcelain snuff bottle enameled with melon and butterfly design
Dates

1800–50

Medium
Porcelain with enamels
Dimensions
h. with stopper 6.6 cm., w. 5.7 cm., d. 1.7 cm. (2 5/8 x 2 1/4 x 11/16 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Col. James A. Blair, Class of 1903
Object Number
y1936-865
Place Made

Asia, China

Inscription
Mark on bottom
Marks/Labels/Seals
Qianlong four-character iron-red seal mark in an oval
Culture
Chinese
Period
Qianlong
Type
snuff bottles, chinese ceramics styles
Materials
porcelain, enamel
Subject
flowers (plants), floral patterns, yellow, green (color), butterflies

Snuff bottle

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