Description:

The stoppers on snuff bottles helped keep the bottles air-tight and the snuff inside fresh. The stopper on this snuff bottle is made from ivory.

Glass, carved overlay
Height: 11.0 cm, diameter: 4.2 cm, neck diameter: 2.3 cm

Chinese Description:

鼻烟壶 中国，清代，约1850-1900 鼻烟壶设置钮盖，以求容器密闭防潮，保持鼻烟新鲜。这鼻烟壶以象牙为钮盖，形制甚为精巧。 玻璃，浮雕

Creator: Unknown

Date: 1850-1900, Qing dynasty

Copyright: Bristol Museums, Galleries & Archives

Object ID:N4678