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Snuff bottle: MAR.C.168-1912

Object information

Awaiting location update

Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown

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Description

Porcelain snuff bottle. With reserve technique decoration of three figures in a domestic setting, with an almost black ground.

Legal notes

Bequeathed by Charles Brinsley Marlay

Measurements and weight

Height: 7.6 cm

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

19th Century
Qing Dynasty
1800 CE - 1860 CE

Materials used in production

near black Ground colour
Porcelain

Identification numbers

Accession number: MAR.C.168-1912
Primary reference Number: 206994
Snuff bottle list: M.133
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Audit data

Created: Friday 20 November 2015 Updated: Tuesday 15 December 2015 Last processed: Wednesday 13 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Snuff bottle" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/206994 Accessed: 2024-11-22 02:34:32

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