Snuff Bottles

Mediummetal; gold over silver

Dimensions1 5/8 x 2 1/2 x 1 1/4 inches (4.1 x 6.4 x 3.2 cm) (fully opened)

Credit LineGift of Nelda C. Stark, 1980

Object number51.900.19.A

ClassificationsPersonal Gear

DescriptionFour bottles hinged together; square shaped; Chinese characters on exterior; floral designs on interior.

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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