Snuff Bottle Item Number: N1.403 a-c from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
A rectangular snuff bottle (part a) that is carved with two humans releasing a bird from a cage on one side while two lines of characters are on the other side. There is a stopper (part b) made of a dark green stone encased in metal. The wood stand (part c) has the shape of an oval within a rectangle, and has four legs.
History Of Use
For snuff
Item History
- Made in China
- Collected between 1921 and 1960
- 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
- N1.403 a-c
- Type of Item
- bottle
- Material
- jade mineral, mineral ?, metal and wood
- Manufacturing Technique
- carved
- Overall
- height 9.3 cm, width 4.8 cm, depth 2.4 cm
- Part A
- height 6.3 cm, width 4.2 cm, depth 2.2 cm
- Part B
- height 4.6 cm, diameter 1.8 cm
- Part C
- height 2.0 cm, width 4.7 cm, depth 2.4 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
- between 1921 and 1960
- Ownership Date
- before October 1966
- Acquisition Date
- during October 1966
Other
- Item Classes
- metalwork
- Condition
- good
- Current Location
- Case 83
- Accession Number
- 0037/0014/0227