Spotted Glass Snuff Bottle

Description Exhibitions Provenance Credit

Description This green glass snuff bottle has yellow and red spots.

Exhibitions

3000 Years of Glass: Treasures from The Walters Art Gallery. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. 1982.
Chinese Snuff Bottles. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. 2000-2001.
Chinese Snuff Bottles. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. 2018.

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

green glass, gilded copper, and ivory
(Glasswares)

Accession Number

47.305

Measurements

Overall H: 2 11/16 × W: 1 11/16 × D: 1 9/16 in. (6.8 × 4.3 × 3.9 cm); Bottle H: 2 7/16 × W: 1 11/16 × D: 1 9/16 in. (6.2 × 4.3 × 3.9 cm); Stopper H: 2 5/16 × Diam: 3/4 in. (5.8 × 1.9 cm)

Geographies

China (Place of Origin)

Location Within Museum

Charles Street: Second Floor: Chinese Snuff Bottles