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Snuff bottle: O.169-1946

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Production: Unknown

Entities

Categories

Description

Quartz, chalcedony of grey colour with a lighter inclusion carved in relief with an egret under a lotus plant. Coral top

Legal notes

Oscar Raphael bequest 1941, received 1946

Measurements and weight

Height: 5.1 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1941) by Raphael, Oscar C.

Dating

1800 - 1899

Components of the work

Top composed of coral

Materials used in production

Chalcedony

Techniques used in production

Relief

Identification numbers

Accession number: O.169-1946
Primary reference Number: 168900
Oscar Raphael: 79
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Thursday 13 August 2015 Last processed: Tuesday 13 June 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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