Skip to main content

Belt plaque: O.2-2015

An image of Belt plaque

Terms of use

These images are provided for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons License (BY-NC-ND). To license a high resolution version, please contact our image library who will discuss fees, terms and waivers.

Download this image

Creative commons explained - what it means, how you can use our's and other people's content.

Alternative views

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown

Entities

Categories

Description

Jade belt plaque, rectangular, carved in high relief with a four-clawed dragon against a background of pierced key-fret pattern.

Notes

History note: Purchased from Ben Janssens, 91B Jermyn Street, London. SW1Y 6JB.

Legal notes

Alan Green Bequest Fund

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (2015-01-26) by Green, Alan

School or Style

Chinese

Materials used in production

Jade

Techniques used in production

Carving
Relief

Identification numbers

Accession number: O.2-2015
Primary reference Number: 201245
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Thursday 19 March 2015 Updated: Wednesday 24 October 2018 Last processed: Tuesday 13 June 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

Citation for print

This record can be cited in the Harvard Bibliographic style using the text below:

The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Belt plaque" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/201245 Accessed: 2024-05-01 21:22:48

Citation for Wikipedia

To cite this record on Wikipedia you can use this code snippet:

{{cite web|url=https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/201245 |title=Belt plaque |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-05-01 21:22:48|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

API call for this record

To call these data via our API (remember this needs to be authenticated) you can use this code snippet:

https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/api/v1/objects/object-201245

Bootstrap HTML code for reuse

To use this as a simple code embed, copy this string:

<div class="text-center">
    <figure class="figure">
        <img src="https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/imagestore/aa/aa32/O_2_2015_1_201503_kly25_dc2.jpg"
        alt="Belt plaque"
        class="img-fluid" />
        <figcaption class="figure-caption text-info">Belt plaque</figcaption>
    </figure>
</div>
    

More objects and works of art you might like

Belt plaque

Accession Number: ANE.1.1976

Belt

Accession Number: GR.93.1906

Belt buckle

Accession Number: GR.14.1864

Belt hook

Accession Number: O.70-1946

Suggested products from Curating Cambridge

You might be interested in this...

Sign up for updates

Updates about future exhibitions and displays, family activities, virtual events & news. You'll be the first to know...