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Snuff bottle: MAR.O.208 & A-1912

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Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Production: Unknown

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Description

Nephrite of white colour in the form of a fruit with leaves, tendrils and a butterfly in relief.

Legal notes

C.B. Marlay Bequest

Measurements and weight

Height: 7.1 cm

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

Qing Dynasty
1760 - 1880

Materials used in production

white Nephrite

Techniques used in production

Relief

Identification numbers

Accession number: MAR.O.208 & A-1912
Primary reference Number: 168602
Snuff bottle list: M.33
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Friday 24 August 2018 Last processed: Wednesday 13 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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