Snuff bottle: O.170-1936

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Production: Unknown

Entities

Snuff bottle

Description

Quartz, chalcedony of honey colour with cloudy dark brown inclusions.

Legal notes

Reginald Cory Bequest

Measurements and weight

Height: 4.8 cm

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

Qing Dynasty
1780 - 1880

Materials used in production

Chalcedony

Identification numbers

Accession number: O.170-1936
Primary reference Number: 168876
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Friday 11 December 2015

Associated departments & institutions

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

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            The Fitzwilliam Museum (2023) "Snuff bottle" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/168876 Accessed: 2023-02-01 04:30:10

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            University of Cambridge}}