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Snuff bottle: O.69-1936

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Production: Unknown

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Categories

Description

Glass single overlay of red on opaque white carved both back and front with Shou lao, the star god of longevity, leaning on his staff beside a pine tree, the sides with mask and mock ring handles.

Legal notes

Reginald Cory Bequest

Measurements and weight

Height: 6.7 cm

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

19th Century-20th Century#
1800 - 1920

Materials used in production

Glass

Techniques used in production

Overlaid
Carving

Identification numbers

Accession number: O.69-1936
Primary reference Number: 168477
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Thursday 10 December 2015 Last processed: Thursday 7 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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