Description
Snuff bottles were introduced from Europe to China around the 1700s to hold portable snuff or medicine.
Provenance
Mrs. Noah L. [Muriel] Butkin [1916–2008], Shaker Heights, OH, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art (?–1991); The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (1991–)
Accession Number
1991.126
Medium
painted enamel on copper
Dimensions
Overall: 7.4 cm (2 15/16 in.)
Classification
Enamel
Credit Line
Seventy-fifth anniversary gift of Mrs. Noah L. Butkin
