Title
Snuff bottle with dark brown swirls
Year/Period
1750 - 1820
Region
China
Object Type
Material
Technique
Dimension
Object size: 6.5 x 4.3 x 2.8 cm
Accession No.
2013-00455
Collection of
Credit Line
Gift of Doris and Franklin Chow in honour of Dr. Kenson Kwok, Founding Director of ACM
This glass snuff bottle of compressed ovoid shape, the clear body suffused with dark brown swirls, perhaps in imitation of tortoiseshell. Glass was a popular material used for snuff bottles due to its versatility. Bottles in a dazzling array of colours or in imitation of precious stones could be created.
