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Snuff bottle

Snuff bottle

  • Place of origin:

    China (made)

  • Date:

    1723-1750 (made)

  • Artist/Maker:

    Unknown (production)

  • Materials and Techniques:

    Red and yellow glass

  • Credit Line:

    Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology

  • Museum number:

    5361-1901

  • Gallery location:

    In Storage

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Snuff is powdered tobacco, usually blended with aromatic herbs or spices. The habit of snuff-taking spread to China from the West during the 17th century and became established in the 18th century. People generally carried snuff in a small bottle. By the 20th century these bottles had become collectors' items, owing to the great variety of materials and decorative techniques used in their production.

Physical description

The bottle is an elongated ovoid form with splayed cylindrical neck and no stopper.
It is made of glass which has been coloured red and yellow to imitate tortoiseshell.
The base is flat with no foot.

Place of Origin

China (made)

Date

1723-1750 (made)

Artist/maker

Unknown (production)

Materials and Techniques

Red and yellow glass

Dimensions

Height: 7.0 cm

Descriptive line

Glass snuff bottle coloured red and yellow, China, 1723-1750

Bibliographic References (Citation, Note/Abstract, NAL no)

White, Helen. Snuff Bottles from China. London: Bamboo Publishing Ltd in association with the Victoria and Albert Museum, 1992. 291p., ill. ISBN 1870076109.

Materials

Glass

Categories

Containers; Personal accessories; Glass

Collection code

EAS

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