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Snuff bottle: O.30 & A-1961

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Production: Unknown

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Description

Enamel on metal decorated with Famille Rose enamels with two dragons chasing flaming pearls amidst clouds on a yellow ground, the base with a two petal mark.

Notes

History note: From the collection of Lady Jenkinson, 1960. From that formed by her cousin, the late Robert Windsor Richards of Usk Priory, Monmouth

Legal notes

Bequeathed by Lady Jenkinson

Measurements and weight

Height: 6.3 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1961) by Jenkinson, Lady

Dating

1800 - 1900

School or Style

famille rose

Materials used in production

Metal
Enamel

Techniques used in production

Enamelling

Identification numbers

Accession number: O.30 & A-1961
Primary reference Number: 168447
J.32

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 16 November 2015

Associated departments & institutions

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

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