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Cigarette holder
China?
1960's?
Medium/Technique
Nephrite
Dimensions
Length x width x height: 12.2 x 1.6 x 1.2 cm (4 13/16 x 5/8 x 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Karen Sethur Rotenberg in memory of Sylvia Sethur
Accession Number2012.544
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsContemporary Art
ClassificationsPersonal accessories
DescriptionThis pale green nephrite cigarette holder of dinner length has six flat sides and a gradual straight taper from the mouth opening to the cigarette end.
Marks
Unmarked
ProvenanceBetween 1960 and 1995, purchased by Sylvia Sethur on one of various trips to Europe; 2011, by descent to Karen Rotenberg, Boston; 2012, gift of Rotenberg to the MFA. (Accession Date: September 26, 2012)