Snuff Bottle with Lions and Brocaded Tassels
(China )
Provenance
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William T. Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1894, by inheritance; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Exhibitions
2018 | Chinese Snuff Bottles. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. |
2000-2001 | Chinese Snuff Bottles. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
1979 | Snuff Bottles. Flint Institute of Arts, Flint. |
Geographies
China (Place of Origin)
Measurements
Overall H: 2 11/16 × W: 2 1/16 × D: 1 1/8 in. (6.9 × 5.2 × 2.8 cm); Bottle H: 2 3/8 × W: 2 1/16 × D: 1 1/8 in. (6.1 × 5.2 × 2.8 cm); Stopper H: 5/16 × Diam: 5/8 in. (0.8 × 1.6 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by William T. Walters
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.
49.101