Description:

Chinese people who took snuff (mostly men) took it out of the bottle using a small spoon attached to the stopper. They put the snuff powder on the back of one of their long fingernails and snuffed it up their nose. Chinese gentlemen grew long nails to show that they did not use their hands in manual labour.

Glass
Height: 9.0 cm, diameter: 2.5 cm, neck diameter: 1.1 cm

Chinese Description:

鼻烟壶 中国，清代，约 1700-1900 中国士绅多喜以附在钮盖下的小挖杓舀取鼻烟，将之置于指甲，再放到鼻底下吸闻鼻烟。他们留有修长指甲以示养尊处优，毋须从事体力劳动。 玻璃

Creator: Unknown

Date: 1700-1900, Qing dynasty

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Object ID:N4783