Snuff bottle
Date1821-1850
Label TextThe inscription on this bottle extols the virtues of snuff, "Inhaling or smelling, this wonderful fragrance forever maintains one's purity."
Object number98.49.99
Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, "Asian Affinities" August 28, 1999 - January 2, 2001Credit LineGift of Eugene Y.C. Sung
Dimensions2 7/16 in. (6.19 cm)
Overall h.: 2 7/8 in.
Overall w.: 2 1/16 in.
Overall d.: 1 1/16 in.
MediumPorcelain with polychrome enamel and gilt
1723-1735
Object number: 33.1101
late 18th - early 19th century
Object number: 33.935
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