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Jug: O.1-2008

Current Location: Gallery 28 - Arts of Asia Gallery

Maker(s)

Factory: Unknown

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Description

Beaten silver, the handle soldered to the body. The exterior decorated with dragons among clouds and a ‘Tokugawa (shougun) mark’ in the middle.

Notes

History note: Unknown before donor

Legal notes

Given by Anne Lonsdale, Master of New Hall College (now Murray Edwards College), Cambridge, to mark her retirement of Chair of the Syndics of the Fitzwilliam Museum

Measurements and weight

Height: 14.5 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (2008-10-13) by Lonsdale, Anne

Dating

Circa 1750 - 1850

Identification numbers

Accession number: O.1-2008
Primary reference Number: 165720
Entry form number: 996

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Thursday 26 November 2020

Associated departments & institutions

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

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