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Snuff bottle: MAR.O.301 & A-1912

Object information

Current Location: In storage

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Description

Glass painted inside with four vignettes, the front with a figure in a landscape and calligraphy, the reverse with a butterfly and an ornamental vase by a rockery.
Attributed to Yen Yu't'ien.

Legal notes

C. B. Marlay Bequest

Measurements and weight

Height: 6.6 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1912) by Marlay, Charles Brinsley

Dating

Qing Dynasty
1892 - 1912

Materials used in production

Paint
Glass

Techniques used in production

Painting

Identification numbers

Accession number: MAR.O.301 & A-1912
Primary reference Number: 168450
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 16 November 2015 Last processed: Wednesday 13 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

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