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Snuff Bottle with Butterflies and Vines
1750-1850
carved brown lacquer, copper alloy, nephrite, bamboo, and paper
(China )
(China )
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.
William T. / Henry Walters Collection, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Exhibitions
| 2018 | Chinese Snuff Bottles. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. |
| 1979 | Snuff Bottles. Flint Institute of Arts, Flint. |
Geographies
China (Place of Origin)
Measurements
Overall H: 2 7/8 × W: 1 7/8 × D: 1 1/16 in. (7.3 × 4.8 × 2.7 cm); Bottle H: 2 9/16 × W: 1 7/8 × D: 1 1/16 in. (6.5 × 4.8 × 2.7 cm); Stopper H: 2 1/16 × Diam: 11/16 in. (5.3 × 1.7 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by William T. or Henry 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.
67.649