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Source Description
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 was enjoyed at every level of Chinese society by around 1800. The practice of snuffing from portable bottles spread from China through Central Asia, including to Mongolia. The beauty of the snuff bottles enhanced the experience. They were cherished as personal adornments and offered as gifts.
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Document identity
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16177
label
Snuff Bottle with Peonies
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Source metadata
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16177
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title
Snuff Bottle with Peonies
description
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 was enjoyed at every level of Chinese society by around 1800. The practice of snuffing from portable bottles spread from China through Central Asia, including to Mongolia. The beauty of the snuff bottles enhanced the experience. They were cherished as personal adornments and offered as gifts.
provenance
William T. Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1894, by inheritance; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
late 18th-19th century (Qing dynasty (1644-1911))
citationUrl
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CC0
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en
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snuff bottles
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15
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cm
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7
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5.2
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2
dimensionsRaw
Overall H: 2 3/4 × W: 2 1/16 × D: 13/16 in. (7 × 5.2 × 2 cm); Bottle H: 2 3/8 × W: 2 1/16 × D: 13/16 in. (6 × 5.2 × 2 cm); Stopper H: 2 5/16 × Diam: 11/16 in. (5.9 × 1.8 cm)
Source extras
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Chinese
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Qing dynasty (1644-1911)
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Wood, lacquer, copper alloy
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6238
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76
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