Snuff bottle: MAR.O.178-1912

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Production: Unknown

Entities

Snuff bottle

Description

Chalcedony of honey colour with some russet inclusions, lightly carved to form the design of two ducks, with two columns of incised calligraphy.

Legal notes

C.B. Marlay Bequest

Measurements and weight

Height: 6.3 cm

Acquisition and important dates

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

Identification numbers

Accession number: MAR.O.178-1912
Primary reference Number: 168802
Snuff bottle list: M.1
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 13 January 2016

Associated departments & institutions

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

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            University of Cambridge}}