Snuff Bottle
maker
Unknown
Dateearly 19th century
Place MadeChina, East Asia
MediumRose quartz
Dimensions5.7 cm (2 1/4 in.)
ClassificationsVessels
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberU18e61.a-b
eMuseum ID723299
EmbARK ObjectID15419
Previous NumberU18e55.8
Previous NumberU18e61
Previous Number492.8
TMS Source ID3987
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. 28-30-31, fig. 8. (as Chinese, dated early 19th century)
Yasuko Horioka et al. Oriental and Islamic Art: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1975), pp. 30, 33-34, no. 10h.
Alan Chong and Noriko Murai. Journeys East: Isabella Stewart Gardner and Asia. Exh. cat. (Boston: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, 2009), pp. 446-47, fig. 11.
Yasuko Horioka et al. Oriental and Islamic Art: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1975), pp. 30, 33-34, no. 10h.
Alan Chong and Noriko Murai. Journeys East: Isabella Stewart Gardner and Asia. Exh. cat. (Boston: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, 2009), pp. 446-47, fig. 11.
ProvenanceNotesPossibly purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner in Peking (Beijing) on 26 September 1883.
