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Snuff Bottle

CultureChinese
DateQing dynasty (1644-1911)
MediumCarved and painted ivory
DimensionsOverall: 3 1/2 × 3 1/2 × 3 1/2 inches (8.89 × 8.89 × 8.89 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Massey Holmes
Object numberR51-9/5
On View
Not on view
Collections
Provenance

Ethel B. Holmes (1879-1964), by 1951;

Her gift to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 1951.

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Snuff Bottle
Qing dynasty (1644-1911)
R51-9/7
Snuff Bottle
Qing dynasty (1644-1911)
R51-9/4
Snuff Bottle
Qing dynasty (1644-1911)
R51-9/6
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19th century
R48-29/7
Snuff Bottle
Qing dynasty (1644-1911)
81-54/61 A,B
Snuff Bottle
Qing dynasty (1644-1911)
81-54/31 A,B
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