Snuff Bottle
1750-1895 (made)
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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.
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Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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Materials and techniques | Overlay carved glass |
Brief description | Snuff bottle, overlay carved glass, China, Qing dynasty, 1750-1895 |
Physical description | Snuff bottle, rounded flattened glask with cylindrical neck, made of opague white glass with overlay carved decoration of lotus flowers and a fish in red glass, superimposed by lotus leaves, stems and pods in dark green glass, similar design on the reverse with a continuous border of waves around the base and a band of red overlay round the neckrim. Dome-shaped stopper made of pale green glass. |
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Credit line | Salting Bequest |
Object history | Bequeathed by Mr. George Salting, accessioned in 1910. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Asia Department registers, as part of a 2022 provenance research project. |
Summary | 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. |
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Accession number | C.1537&A-1910 |
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Record created | June 17, 1998 |
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