Title
Puddingstone snuff bottle
Year/Period
1750 - 1850
Region
China
Object Type
Material
Technique
Dimension
Object size: 6.2 x 4.4 x 3 cm
Accession No.
2013-00437
Collection of
Credit Line
Gift of Doris and Franklin Chow in honour of Dr. Kenson Kwok, Founding Director of ACM
This ovoid puddingstone snuff bottle is supported on a raised foot-rim; its beige matrix suffused with greyish chips of quartz. The variation in shape and size of the chips creates a strong visual impact, which complements the simple form of the bottle. Puddingstone is the generic term for a conglomerate of sedimentary flint pebbles in a matrix of chert (a dense rock composed mainly of microcrystalline quartz).
