Skip to main content

Snuff bottle: O.177-1946

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Production: Unknown

Entities

Categories

Description

Glass of semi-translucent yellow streaky appearance, in imitation of clouded amber. Undecorated. Brass top with ruby matrix.

Legal notes

Oscar Raphael bequest 1941, received 1946

Measurements and weight

Height: 6 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1941) by Raphael, Oscar C.

Dating

18th Century-19th Century
1750 - 1880

Components of the work

Top composed of ruby brass (alloy)

Materials used in production

Glass

Identification numbers

Accession number: O.177-1946
Primary reference Number: 168529
Oscar Raphael: 139
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Thursday 13 August 2015 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

Citation for print

This record can be cited in the Harvard Bibliographic style using the text below:

The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Snuff bottle" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/168529 Accessed: 2024-11-21 23:58:44

Citation for Wikipedia

To cite this record on Wikipedia you can use this code snippet:

{{cite web|url=https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/168529 |title=Snuff bottle |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-11-21 23:58:44|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

API call for this record

To call these data via our API (remember this needs to be authenticated) you can use this code snippet:

https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/api/v1/objects/object-168529

Sign up for updates

Updates about future exhibitions and displays, family activities, virtual events & news. You'll be the first to know...