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Amber snuff bottle with carved handles and jadeite stopper
Chinese
Qing dynasty
18th century
Object Place: China
Medium/Technique
Amber and jadeite
Dimensions
.097 x .071
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.9855
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsVessels
ProvenanceBy 1911, purchased by William Sturgis Bigelow (b. 1850 - d. 1926), Boston [see note 1]; 1911, gift of Bigelow to the MFA. (Accession Date: August 3, 1911)
NOTES:
[1] Much of Bigelow's collection of Asian art was formed during his residence in Japan between 1882 and 1889, although he also made acquisitions in Europe and the United States. Bigelow deposited many of these objects at the MFA in 1890 before donating them to the Museum's collection at later dates.
NOTES:
[1] Much of Bigelow's collection of Asian art was formed during his residence in Japan between 1882 and 1889, although he also made acquisitions in Europe and the United States. Bigelow deposited many of these objects at the MFA in 1890 before donating them to the Museum's collection at later dates.