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Inro: MAR.O.27-1912

Object information

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Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown

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Description

Lacquer inro with four divisions, and a black ground. Decorated with hiramakie and haliotis shell, depicting a banana plant, and a snail on a leaf. On the reverse is a red bodied dragonfly. Black risers and lining.
False signature added later

Legal notes

Charles Brinsley Marlay Bequest

Measurements and weight

Length: 10 cm
Width: 8 cm

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

19th Century, Early#
1800 CE - 1850 CE

Materials used in production

black Ground colour
haliotis Shell
Lacquer

Techniques used in production

Hiramakie
Lacquering

Identification numbers

Accession number: MAR.O.27-1912
Primary reference Number: 204612
Raphael list number: 35
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Audit data

Created: Friday 17 July 2015 Updated: Friday 17 July 2015 Last processed: Thursday 7 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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