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Snuff bottle: O.15 & A-1961

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Production: Unknown

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Description

Jadeite of mottled grey and green colours, the sides carved with mask and mock ring handles.

Notes

History note: Lady Jenkinson's collection. Formed by her cousin, the late Robert Windsor Richards of Usk Priory, Monmouth

Legal notes

Bequeathed by Lady Jenkinson

Measurements and weight

Height: 4.9 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1961) by Jenkinson, Lady

Dating

Qing Dynasty
1780 - 1880

Materials used in production

Jadeite

Techniques used in production

Carving

Identification numbers

Accession number: O.15 & A-1961
Primary reference Number: 168649
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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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