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Snuff Bottle

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Snuff Bottle by Kauffmann is an object with a pear-shaped body. It features a predominantly white and cream-colored surface adorned with numerous small pearls or beads of varying sizes, separated by gold. A small green stopper is on top. The bottle is secured on a black metal stand with a circular base.

Artwork details

Date:
19th century
Medium:
Baroque seed pearls, green jadeite stopper
Culture:
China
Dimensions:
471 × 625 px
Museum record:
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