Snuff Bottle in the Form of a Miniature Vase

18th-19th century 2 5/8 in. (6.7 cm) Citation Source image

This unusual meatllic brown jarlet has a matte iron-rust type glaze with a deep and even brownish-gray color suffused with suspended particles of a silvery tone. The base is also glazed and the undressed foot reveals the hard white porcelain.

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Mineral Arts and Antiques [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Dr. and Mrs. Edward J. Hoffman, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1983, by gift.
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