Snuff Bottle with Peonies

late 18th-19th century (Qing dynasty (1644-1911))

5.2 cm 7 cm 2 cm

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Small enough to fit in the palm of the hand and crafted from an extraordinary range of materials, snuff bottles like the two in this case were made to be portable and to keep snuff fresh and pungent, an improvement over the European snuff boxes. An export from Europe, snuff wa...

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16177
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William T. Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1894, by inheritance; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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