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Snuff bottle: O.3 & A-1961

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Production: Unknown

Entities

Categories

Description

Glass single overlay of black on snowflake carved all over with the design known as "the hundred antiques".

Legal notes

Bequeathed by Lady Jenkinson

Measurements and weight

Height: 6.3 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1961) by Jenkinson, Lady

Dating

Qing Dynasty
1780 - 1900

Materials used in production

Glass

Techniques used in production

Overlaid
Carving

Identification numbers

Accession number: O.3 & A-1961
Primary reference Number: 168538
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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

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Snuff bottle" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/168538 Accessed: 2024-11-05 11:42:22

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