Snuff bottle: O.142 & A-1946

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Production: Unknown

Entities

Snuff bottle

Categories

Snuff bottles

Description

Porcelain decorated with underglaze blue, rouge de fer and green enamel with a dragon chasing a flaming pearl amid clouds. Carved green steatite (soapstone) top
The base with the four-character mark 'hsing yuan t'ang chih' (made at/or for the hall of constellations).

Legal notes

Oscar Raphael Bequest 1941, received 1946

Measurements and weight

Height: 6.4 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1941) by Raphael, Oscar C.

Dating

19th Century
1820 CE - 1860 CE

Components of the work

Top composed of soapstone

Materials used in production

Underglaze colour
Enamel
Porcelain

Techniques used in production

Underglaze
Enamel

Identification numbers

Accession number: O.142 & A-1946
Primary reference Number: 168576
Oscar Raphael: 24
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 12 August 2015

Associated departments & institutions

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

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