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Bottle: O.4-1978

Object information

Awaiting location update

Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown

Entities

Categories

Description

Pear shaped bottle (bidriware) with a flaring lip, inlaid with silver. There are formal foliate borders at the top and bottom of the bottle. In the centre there is a wide band of scale ornament.

Legal notes

Bequeathed by Sir Leonard Costello

Measurements and weight

Height: 16 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1978-07-17) by Costello, Leonard

Dating

19th Century
1800 - 1899

Components of the work

Inlay composed of silver

Materials used in production

Metal

Techniques used in production

Inlay

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: O.4-1978
Primary reference Number: 201861
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Audit data

Created: Monday 22 June 2015 Updated: Tuesday 15 December 2015 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

Citation for print

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