Plumb-bob-shaped snuff bottle

Made:
1851-1900 in China and Asia
Ebonised wood snuff bottle, plumb-bob shaped with ivory stopper

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Ebonised wood snuff bottle, plumb-bob shaped with ivory stopper
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Ebonised wood snuff bottle, plumb-bob shaped with ivory stopper, pin-shaped applicator in top, possibly Chinese or Asiatic, 1851-1900

Details

Category:
Asian Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A36774
Materials:
complete, wood and ivory
Measurements:
overall: 120 mm 42 mm,
applicator: 47 mm
type:
snuff bottle
credit:
Glendining