Snuff Bottle Item Number: N1.162 a-c from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
A snuff bottle that has the form of a reddish-pink on white peach (part a), which is rounded on one side while vertically indented along the middle on the other side, with green leaves. There is a green glass stopper (part b). The wood stand (part c) has two flared sides, each of which have a hole in the middle, and has four legs.
History Of Use
For snuff
Item History
- Made in China
- Collected during 1930
- Owned by Leslie G. Kilborn before October 1966
- Received from Fyfe-Smith Memorial Oriental Collection Fund (Funding source) and Leslie G. Kilborn (Seller) during October 1966
What
- Name
- Snuff Bottle
- Identification Number
- N1.162 a-c
- Type of Item
- bottle
- Material
- glass, wood, clay, paint and glaze
- Manufacturing Technique
- moulded, glazed and painted
- Overall
- height 8.9 cm, width 5.6 cm, depth 2.9 cm
- Part A
- height 6.5 cm, width 5.0 cm, depth 2.9 cm
- Part B
- height 5.7 cm, diameter 1.0 cm
- Part C
- height 5.0 cm, width 5.6 cm, depth 1.9 cm
Who
- Culture
- Chinese
- Previous Owner
- Leslie G. Kilborn
- Received from
- Fyfe-Smith Memorial Oriental Collection Fund (Funding source) and Leslie G. Kilborn (Seller)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- China
When
- Collection Date
- during 1930
- Ownership Date
- before October 1966
- Acquisition Date
- during October 1966
Other
- Item Classes
- ceramics; porcelain
- Condition
- good
- Current Location
- Case 83
- Accession Number
- 0037/0044/0240