Bottles: Snuff bottles - German/German
The monk Romano Pane, who arrived on the island of Haiti with Columbus, reported a strange ritual of the natives in the 1500s: Whenever they asked their gods for advice, they snorted an herb into their nose. 200 years later, this herb was to overtake all other colonial goods such as coffee, tea or cane sugar in no time.
One of the first snuffers was the French queen Catherine de Medici, who incidentally also introduced perfume to Europe. She snorted the powdered tobacco leaves against her migraine and thus made snuffing acceptable. The nasal powder was stored and traded in small tins, the "tabatières", or in small glass bottles: the snuff bottles. By the 18th century at the latest, these had become a social ornament.
Snuff Bottles - English
In around 1500, a monk called Romano Pane who landed on the island of Haiti with Columbus reported the existence of a strange local ritual: whenever the people asked their gods for advice, they sniffed a herb up their noses. 200 years later this herb was to outstrip all other colonial goods like coffee, tea or cane sugar in popularity.
One of the first snuff users was the French Queen Katharina de Medici, who also introduced perfume to Europe. She inhaled the powdered tobacco leaves to help her migraines and this made snuff acceptable at court. It was sold and kept in small containers known as "Tabatièren", or in small glass bottles known as snuff bottles. In the 18th century at the latest these became a decorative drink in society.