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Inro: MAR.O.21-1912

Object information

Awaiting location update

Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown

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Description

Lacquer inro with three divisions, and a black roiro ground. Decorated with, in various techniques, a butterfly approaching a flowering plant - the horn, wings and body were inserted in the 20th century. Red lacquer lining and gold risers.

Legal notes

Charles Brinsley Marlay Bequest

Measurements and weight

Length: 6.9 cm
Width: 8.5 cm

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

18th Century-19th Century
Production date: circa AD 1800

Materials used in production

Lacquer

Techniques used in production

Roiro
Lacquering

Identification numbers

Accession number: MAR.O.21-1912
Primary reference Number: 204606
Raphael list number: 29
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Audit data

Created: Friday 17 July 2015 Updated: Friday 17 July 2015 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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