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Snuff Bottle with European Figures (stopper)

Unknown Artist

Snuff bottles were introduced from Europe to China around the 1700s to hold portable snuff or medicine.

Credit: Seventy-fifth anniversary gift of Mrs. Noah L. Butkin

1736-95 or later

Painted enamel on copper

1991.126.b

Image and text: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 2023

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