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Snuff bottle: O.32.23 & A-1938

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Production: Unknown

Entities

Categories

Description

Glass, single overlay of red ruby red on snowflake. Carved with the symbols of longevity, peach, crane, ling zhi fungus, sun and bats.

Legal notes

Cecil E. Byas Bequest

Measurements and weight

Height: 5.7 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1938) by Byas, Cecil E.

Dating

Qing Dynasty
1760 - 1880

Materials used in production

Glass

Techniques used in production

Overlaid
Carving

Identification numbers

Accession number: O.32.23 & A-1938
Primary reference Number: 168523
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 14 December 2015 Last processed: Wednesday 13 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

Citation for print

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Snuff bottle" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/168523 Accessed: 2024-11-22 12:42:07

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