Snuff bottle
Snuff bottle

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Snuff bottle

Chinese
Qing dynasty, Jiaqing reign period, 1796–1820
y1936-950

Information

Title
Snuff bottle
Medium
Porcelain
Dimensions
h. with stopper 7.0 cm., w. 5.1 cm., d. 2.6 cm. (2 3/4 x 2 x 1 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Col. James A. Blair, Class of 1903
Object Number
y1936-950
Place Made

Asia, China

Culture
Chinese
Period
Jiaqing
Type
snuff bottles, chinese ceramics styles
Materials
porcelain
Subject
dragons, iconography, white (color)

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