Snuff Bottle in the Shape of an Archaic Flask

Conservation Exhibitions Provenance Credit

Conservation

Cleaned in preparation for exhibition.

Date	Description	Narrative
3/08/2016	Treatment	Cleaned

Exhibitions

Chinese Snuff Bottles. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. 2000-2001.

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

Credit Acquired by William T. Walters

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Creator

Chinese (Artist)

Period

late 18th-19th century

Medium

jadeite
(Precious Stones & Gems)

Accession Number

42.314

Measurements

H with stopper: 2 5/16 × W: 1 13/16 × D: 11/16 in. (5.9 × 4.6 × 1.8 cm); Bottle H: 2 1/16 × W: 1 13/16 × D: 11/16 in. (5.2 × 4.6 × 1.8 cm); Stopper diam: 9/16 in. (1.4 cm)

Geographies

China (Place of Origin)

Location Within Museum

Charles Street: Second Floor: 18th- and 19th-Century Treasury