Miniature Vase
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Miniature Vase

TitleMiniature Vase
MediumSoft paste porcelain with tinted ivory stopper
ClassificationSnuff Bottles
OriginChina China
Holding institutionThe Metropolitan Museum of Art
Credit lineBequest of Benjamin Altman, 1913
RightsPublic domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose.

Subjects: Zoological illustration

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“Miniature Vase” is a work of unattributed authorship. It is executed in soft paste porcelain with tinted ivory stopper and classified as snuff bottles. In this archive it sits within the zoological illustration tradition. This work is in the public domain (CC0), so the image may be downloaded and reused for any purpose without permission (see the licence note below).

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