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Brush holder: MAR.C.100-1912

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Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Production: Unknown

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Description

Hard-paste porcelain brush holder, with a crackled cucumber green glaze.

Legal notes

Charles Brinsley Marlay Bequest

Measurements and weight

Diameter: 5.1 cm
Height: 14.9 cm

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

Qianlong Period (1736-1795)
1736 - 1795

Materials used in production

Glaze
Hard-paste porcelain

Techniques used in production

Glazing

Identification numbers

Accession number: MAR.C.100-1912
Primary reference Number: 77351
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Thursday 17 September 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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