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Seal: O.49A-1961

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown

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Description

One seal from a pair. Made from soaptone and mounted by kylins, with a long inscription on the front

Legal notes

Bequeathed by Louis Colville Grey Clarke, 1960

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1961) by Clarke, Louis Colville Gray

Dating

18th Century
1736 - 1795

Materials used in production

Soapstone

Techniques used in production

Carving

Identification numbers

Accession number: O.49A-1961
Primary reference Number: 138811
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Thursday 25 June 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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