Snuff bottle

CultureChinese

Date1972

MediumPorcelain

DimensionsOverall: 2 3/4 × 1 1/2 × 7/8 inches (6.99 × 3.81 × 2.21 cm)

Credit LineGift of the Loomis family in memory of Mary Gary Loomis

Object numberF98-32/202

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Collections

East Asian Art

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DescriptionSouvenir bottle made by the Snuff Bottle Society in Hong Kong, commemorating the U.S. and China normalizing their relationship in 1972, decorated with flags and heads of both governments.

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