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Snuff bottle: MAR.C.160-1912

Object information

Awaiting location update

Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown

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Description

Snuff bottle, with mottled glass of orange, red, and yellow colourse, imitating realgar

Legal notes

Bequeathed by Charles Brinsley Marlay

Measurements and weight

Height: 5.3 cm

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

Qing Dynasty
1700 - 1800

Materials used in production

Glass

Identification numbers

Accession number: MAR.C.160-1912
Primary reference Number: 206988
Snuff bottle list: M.51
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Audit data

Created: Thursday 19 November 2015 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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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Snuff bottle" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/206988 Accessed: 2024-11-25 01:05:37

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