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Snuff bottle: MAR.C.157-1912

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Glass snuff bottle. Painted inside with four vignettes, the front with a figure in a landscape and calligraphy, the reverse with a butterfly and an ornamental vessel by a rockery.
Attributed to Yen Yu-t'ien

Legal notes

Bequeathed by Charles Brinsley Marlay

Measurements and weight

Height: 6.6 cm

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

Qing Dynasty
1895 - 1912

Materials used in production

Paint
Glass

Techniques used in production

Painting

Identification numbers

Accession number: MAR.C.157-1912
Primary reference Number: 206985
Snuff bottle list: M.21

Audit data

Created: Thursday 19 November 2015 Updated: Monday 14 December 2015

Associated departments & institutions

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

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