Snuff bottle: O.32.1 & A-1938

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Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Production: Unknown

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Snuff bottle

Description

Nephrite of even white colour incised with calligraphy consisting of four lines, each with five characters on both back and front. The stopper matching and original.
The base is incised with the four-character seal mark of the Qianlong emperor.

Legal notes

Cecil E. Byas Bequest

Measurements and weight

Height: 4.6 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1938) by Byas, Cecil E.

Inscription or legends present

Text: Four-character seal mark of the Qianlong emperor
Location: Base
Method of creation: Incising
Type: Mark

Identification numbers

Accession number: O.32.1 & A-1938
Primary reference Number: 168632
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Friday 24 August 2018

Associated departments & institutions

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

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