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This blue-glazed jar has an ovoid body and a thinly made foot-rim, a short cylindrical neck with plain-glazed mouth, and is covered in an opaque blue enamel of even tone, the base with a white glaze.

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Document identity
localId
19838
label
Vase Shaped Snuff Bottle with Blue Glaze
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obj
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object
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1
Source metadata
id
19838
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Vase Shaped Snuff Bottle with Blue Glaze
description
This blue-glazed jar has an ovoid body and a thinly made foot-rim, a short cylindrical neck with plain-glazed mouth, and is covered in an opaque blue enamel of even tone, the base with a white glaze.
provenance
Wm. Williams [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.
date
19th century
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
snuff bottles
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1
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1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
2 3/8 in. (6 cm)
Source extras
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Chinese
dynasty
Qing [Ch'ing] Dynasty
med
porcelain with blue souffle glaze
creator_ids
6238
collection_ids
CHN
exhibition_ids
76
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1
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0
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photo
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