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Snuff bottle: O.226 & A-1936

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Production: Meng, Zishou

Entities

Categories

Description

Quartz crystal painted inside with ladies in procession with armed horsemen in rocky landscape signed 'Meng Zishou', dated 1909.
The bottle made 1760-1880

Legal notes

Reginald Cory Bequest

Measurements and weight

Height: 6 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1936) by Cory, Reginald R.

Dating

Qing Dynasty
1760 - 1880

Materials used in production

Crystal
Paint

Techniques used in production

Painting

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: O.226 & A-1936
Primary reference Number: 168796
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 16 February 2016 Last processed: Wednesday 13 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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