Snuff Bottle with Bird on a Rock and Lotus Blossoms in a Pond
(China )
This very attractive shadow agate snuff bottlehas a dull beige tone ground with dark areas carved to reveal lotus blossoms in a pond, and a bird on a rock on the opposite side. The piece has a glass stopper with a yellow collar and a rim foot.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Mrs. Marvin E. Gantz, Sr., Denver, Colorado [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Shirley E. Gantz, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1999, by gift.
Exhibitions
2018 | Chinese Snuff Bottles. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. |
2000-2001 | Chinese Snuff Bottles. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
Geographies
China (Place of Origin)
Measurements
Overall H: 2 1/4 × W: 1 3/4 × D: 1 1/8 in. (5.7 × 4.5 × 2.9 cm); Bottle H: 1 7/8 × W: 1 3/4 × D: 1 1/8 in. (4.7 × 4.5 × 2.9 cm); Stopper H: 1 9/16 × Diam: 3/4 in. (4 × 1.9 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Shirley E. Gantz, from the collection of Mrs. Marvin E. Gantz, Sr., 1999
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
42.1506