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Snuff bottle: MAR.O.232 & A & B-1912

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Production: Unknown

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Description

Green serpentine in the form of a double bottle.

Legal notes

C.B. Marlay Bequest

Measurements and weight

Height: 5 cm

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

Qing Dynasty
1800 - 1912

Materials used in production

Serpentine

Identification numbers

Accession number: MAR.O.232 & A & B-1912
Primary reference Number: 168931
Snuff bottle list: M.60
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 13 January 2016 Last processed: Wednesday 13 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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