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Snuff bottle: O.131 & A & B-1946

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Production: Unknown

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Description

Porcelain twin bottle with two necks decorated in Famille Rose and gilt enamels and moulded with a continuous scene of mythological subject.

Legal notes

Oscar Raphael Bequest

Measurements and weight

Height: 6.9 cm

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

Qing Dynasty
1780 - 1820

Materials used in production

Enamels
Porcelain

Techniques used in production

Moulding
Enamelling

Identification numbers

Accession number: O.131 & A & B-1946
Primary reference Number: 168565
Oscar Raphael: 5
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 14 December 2015 Last processed: Wednesday 13 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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