Snuff Bottle
maker
Unknown
Dateearly 19th century
Place MadeTibet, East Asia
MediumGilded silver with turquoise and coral
Dimensions7 cm (2 3/4 in.)
ClassificationsVessels
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberU18e93.a-b
eMuseum ID728430
Previous NumberU18e93
EmbARK ObjectID14215
Previous Number491
TMS Source ID3030
Last Updated8/14/24
Status
Not on viewWeb CommentaryIsabella Stewart Gardner kept meticulous records of many of her acquisitions. In keeping with this legacy, object information is continually being reviewed, updated, and enriched in order to give greater access to the collection.
BibliographyNotesYasuko Horioka. "Chinese Snuff Bottles." Fenway Court (1971), pp. 28, 32, fig. 11. (as Tibetan, dated early 19th century)
Yasuko Horioka et al. Oriental and Islamic Art: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1975), 30-35, no. 10k. (as Tibetan or Mongolian)
Alan Chong and Noriko Murai. Journeys East: Isabella Stewart Gardner and Asia. Exh. cat. (Boston: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, 2009), 446-47, fig. 14.
Yasuko Horioka et al. Oriental and Islamic Art: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1975), 30-35, no. 10k. (as Tibetan or Mongolian)
Alan Chong and Noriko Murai. Journeys East: Isabella Stewart Gardner and Asia. Exh. cat. (Boston: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, 2009), 446-47, fig. 14.
ProvenanceNotesGift from Mrs. Hollis Hunnewell (Mary Isabella Nielson, 1878-1924) to Isabella Stewart Gardner after 1903.
