Snuff Bottle

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Snuff Bottle by unknown artist depicts a yellowish-green, inverted pear-shaped snuff bottle with a rounded body that is wider at the bottom than the top; a short neck; a fluted section below the neck; a rounded stopper with a flat top; and a metal base with three curved feet. The body of the bottle is glossy with a crackled surface. The stopper is orange with a pale green and black band around the bottom. The base is a dark-colored metal.