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Snuff Bottle with European Woman and Child

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image depicts a colorful snuff bottle with a gold stopper. The bottle is predominantly white with a rounded body and a narrow neck. The main scene on the bottle features a European woman wearing a blue jacket over a pink dress, holding a bunch of purple grapes, accompanied by a child in an orange jacket. The woman and child are surrounded by a border of swirling lines and shapes in pink, blue, orange, and brown hues. The gold stopper is domed with a decorative design. The background of the image transitions from black at the top to gray and then white at the bottom.

Artwork details

Date:
18th century
Medium:
Painted enamel on copper
Culture:
China
Dimensions:
468 × 624 px
Museum record:
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