Snuff Bottle Item Number: N1.384 a-c from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
A glass snuff bottle (part a) that is painted on the inside with a lady on one side, and a poem on the other. There is a stopper (part b) that is made of an orange coral encased in metal. The wood stand (part c) has the shape of an oval, and has four legs.
History Of Use
For snuff
Item History
- Made by Shao-Hsuan Ma (Maker) 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
- N1.384 a-c
- Type of Item
- bottle
- Material
- glass, coral, silver metal, paint and wood
- Manufacturing Technique
- painted
- Overall
- height 8.5 cm, width 3.7 cm, depth 1.8 cm
- Part A
- height 6.1 cm, width 3.5 cm, depth 1.6 cm
- Part B
- height 6.5 cm, diameter 1.3 cm
- Part C
- height 1.8 cm, width 3.5 cm, depth 2.1 cm
Who
- Culture
- Chinese
- Creator
- Shao-Hsuan Ma (Maker)
- 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
- 0037/0042/0211