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Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
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Snuff Bottle with Sages and Children
1770-1795
porcelain with overglaze enamels and coral stopper
(China )
(China )
This is an example of "famille rose" porcelain.
Inscription
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. |
Geographies
China (Place of Origin)
Measurements
Overall H: 2 3/8 × W: 1 13/16 × D: 11/16 in. (6.1 × 4.6 × 1.8 cm); Bottle H: 2 × W: 1 13/16 × D: 11/16 in. (5.1 × 4.6 × 1.8 cm); Stopper H: 1 9/16 × Diam: 11/16 in. (4 × 1.7 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by William T. or Henry Walters
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
49.79