Measurements: Width 6cm (2.36IN) Thickness 3cm (1.2IN) Height 10cm (3.9IN). Snuff bottles were used by the Chinese during the Qing Dynasty to contain powdered tobacco. Smoking tobacco was illegal during the Dynasty, but the use of snuff was as allowed because the Chinese considered snuff to be a remedy for common illnesses such as colds, headaches and stomach disorders. Therefore, snuff was carried in a small bottle like other medicines. The snuff bottle is comparable to the snuff box used by Europeans.
The size of a snuff bottle is small enough to fit inside the palm. Snuff bottles were made out of many different materials including porcelain, jade, ivory, wood, tortoiseshell and ceramic, etc. Decorative bottles were, and remain, time-consuming in their production and are thus desirable for today's collectors.

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