Snuff Bottle

Mediummetal

Dimensions1 1/2 x 3 1/4 x 3/4 inches (3.8 x 8.3 x 1.9 cm) (fully opened)

Credit LineGift of Nelda C. Stark, 1980

Object number51.900.17.A

ClassificationsPersonal Gear

DescriptionRectangular shaped; four bottles hinged together; purple, turquoise enamel work in panels; Chinese characters on exterior panels; Chinese planters and urns on interior panels; one will not open; one with metal scoop; two without scoops.

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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