Snuff bottle with purple or violet-coloured flambé glaze

Chinese Collection

Accession Nr.: 63.25.1-2
Type: object for daily use; snuff bottle; pottery
Date of production:
1st half of the 19th century
Qing dynasty
Place of production:
Materials: porcelain
Techniques: glazed
Dimensions: height: 8.8 cm
diameter (base): 2.9 cm
The tall, cylindrical body of this snuff bottle rests on a wide, low base. The piece was most probably made in the first half of the 19th century.