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White glass snuff bottle with red overlay carved with peonies,
1750–1820

Chinese

Qing dynasty, 1644–1912 | Qianlong reign period, 1736–1795 | Jiaqing reign period, 1796–1820

y1936-774

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Title

White glass snuff bottle with red overlay carved with peonies

Dates

1750–1820

Medium

Opaque white glass ground with carved red overlay

Dimensions

h. with stopper 7.6 cm., w. 5.5 cm., d. 2.9 cm. (3 x 2 3/16 x 1 1/8 in.)

Credit Line

Bequest of Col. James A. Blair

Object Number

y1936-774

Place Made

Asia, China

Culture

Chinese

Period

Qianlong

Type

glassworking processes and techniques, snuff bottles

Materials

overlays, glass

Techniques

carving

Subject

floral patterns, peonies, flowers (plants), flowers (plants)

Snuff bottle

Michael C. Hughes, <em>The Blair Bequest: Chinese Snuff Bottles from the Princeton University Art Museum</em> (Baltimore: The International Chinese Snuff Bottle Society, 2002), cat. 96, p. 95, illus.

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Chinese, Qing dynasty (1644–1912), Qianlong reign period (1736–1795), Jiaqing reign period (1796–1820), White glass snuff bottle with red overlay carved with peonies, 1750–1820. Opaque white glass ground with carved red overlay; 7.6 x 5.5 x 2.9 cm. Bequest of Col. James A. Blair (y1936-774) https://artmuseum-beta.princeton.edu/art/collections/objects/20258

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