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Snuff bottle: MAR.O.305 & A-1912

Object information

Current Location: In storage

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Description

Porcelain covered with a light green glaze and moulded with a five-clawed dragon chasing a flaming pearl, the cloud ground pierced through to reveal the inner body, the base with an incised four-character mark "made by Wang P'ing-jung"

Legal notes

C.B. Marlay Bequest

Measurements and weight

Height: 5.9 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1912) by Marlay, Charles Brinsley

Dating

1780 - 1850

Identification numbers

Accession number: MAR.O.305 & A-1912
Primary reference Number: 168540
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Thursday 6 September 2012 Last processed: Tuesday 13 June 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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