Snuff Bottle Item Number: N1.372 a-c from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
A small flattened bottle-shaped snuff bottle (part a) that is carved with two elephants in high relief on the shoulders, and is painted with a scene of two gold fish in a pond with poetry. Water weeds are incised in green while the fish are in red. There is a stopper (part b). The wood stand (part c) has the shape of an elongated oval, 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
- N1.372 a-c
- Type of Item
- bottle
- Material
- ivory, paint and wood
- Manufacturing Technique
- carved and painted
- Overall
- height 7.4 cm, width 4.4 cm, depth 1.7 cm
- Part A
- height 5.4 cm, width 4.4 cm, depth 1.7 cm
- Part B
- height 5.7 cm, diameter 1.2 cm
- Part C
- height 1.6 cm, width 3.7 cm, depth 1.7 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
- Condition
- good
- Current Location
- Case 83
- Accession Number
- 0037/0053/0209