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Snuff Bottle
Snuff Bottle
Snuff Bottle

Snuff Bottle

Mediummetal; enamel
Dimensions1 5/8 x 3 1/8 x 3/4 inches (4.1 x 7.9 x 1.9 cm) (fully opened)
Credit LineGift of Nelda C. Stark, 1980
Object number51.900.18.A
ClassificationsPersonal Gear
DescriptionSilver colored; rectangular shaped; four bottles hinged together; purple, green enamel work in panels; Chinese characters on exterior panels; floral designs on interior panels.
ProvenanceProbably W.H. Stark [1851-1936] and Miriam Lutcher Stark [Mrs. W.H. Stark, 1859-1936]; by inheritance to their son H.J. Lutcher Stark [1887-1965]; by inheritance to his wife Nelda C. Stark [1909-1999]; gifted December 11, 1980 to the Nelda C. and H.J. Lutcher Stark Foundation; accessioned to The W.H. Stark House
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