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Snuff bottle: O.32 & A-1961

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Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Factory: Unknown

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Description

Mother-of-pearl carved with a pavilion beside a lake in rocky landscape, the reverse with three men in a sampan.

Notes

History note: Formerly in the collection of Lady Jenkinson’s cousin, the late Robert Windsor Rickards of Usk Priory, Monmouth

Legal notes

Bequeathed by Lady Jenkinson

Measurements and weight

Height: 7 cm

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

1850 - 1950

Materials used in production

Mother-of-pearl

Techniques used in production

Carving

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Identification numbers

Accession number: O.32 & A-1961
Primary reference Number: 168707
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Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 4 February 2020 Last processed: Tuesday 13 June 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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