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Snuff bottle: O.50 & A-1936

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Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Factory: Unknown

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Description

Glass snuff bottle with famille rose enamels in red, orange, and yellow tones imitating realgar. Decorated with a continuous scene of birds amid peony blossoms and perched in a gnarled tree.

Notes

History note: Unknown before testator

Legal notes

Reginald Cory Bequest

Measurements and weight

Height: 6.2 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1936) by Cory, Reginald R.

Dating

Qing Dynasty
1730 - 1850

School or Style

famille rose

Materials used in production

Enamel
Glass

Techniques used in production

Enamelling

Identification numbers

Accession number: O.50 & A-1936
Primary reference Number: 168461
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 13 May 2019 Last processed: Wednesday 13 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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