Unknown
(Maker)
Silver incense burner, inlaid with gold. In the form of a lotus pedestal
History note: Presented to Dr Wheatcroft of Downing by Prince Cherun, from an altar in Siam, presumably Bangkok
Given by Mrs Wheatcroft in memory of Dr Wheatcroft
Height: 8.5 cm
Width: 12.7 cm
Relative size of this object is displayed using code inspired by Good Form and Spectacle's work on the British Museum's Waddeson Bequest website and their dimension drawer. They chose a tennis ball to represent a universally sized object, from which you could envisage the size of an object.
Method of acquisition: Given
(1934)
by
Wheatcroft, Mrs
17th or 18th Century
1600
-
1799
Inlay composed of gold
Accession number: O.9-1982
Primary reference Number: 201889
Stable URI
Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts
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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2022)
"Incense burner"
Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/201889 Accessed: 2022-08-07 17:32:38
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