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Collection Online as of December 22, 2025

Snuff Bottle with European Figures

1736–95 or later

China, Qing dynasty

(1644-1911), Qianlong mark and reign (1736-95)
painted enamel on copper
Overall: 7.4 cm (2 15/16 in.)
Seventy-fifth anniversary gift of Mrs. Noah L. Butkin 1991.126.a
Location: Not on view

Description

Snuff bottles were introduced from Europe to China around the 1700s to hold portable snuff or medicine.
  • ?-1991
    Mrs. Noah L. [Muriel] Butkin [1916-2008], Shaker Heights, OH, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art
    1991-
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
  • Turner, Evan H. “The Year in Review for 1992.” The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art, vol. 80, no. 2, 1993, pp. 38–79. Mentioned: p. 79, no. 437 www.jstor.org
  • China through the Magnifying Glass: Masterpieces in Miniature and Detail. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (December 11, 2022-February 26, 2023).
    Signs of Affection: Gifts Honoring the Museum's 75th Anniversary. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (October 27, 1992-January 3, 1993).
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