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Snuff bottle: MAR.C.166-1912

Object information

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Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown

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Description

Porcelain snuff bottle. Moulded with buddhist lions playing with brocade balls, the black ground pierced through to reveal the inner body

Legal notes

Bequeathed by Charles Brinsley Marlay

Measurements and weight

Height: 6.7 cm

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

19th Century
1800 - 1880

Materials used in production

Porcelain

Techniques used in production

Moulding
Piercing

Identification numbers

Accession number: MAR.C.166-1912
Primary reference Number: 206992
Snuff bottle list: M.127
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Audit data

Created: Thursday 19 November 2015 Updated: Tuesday 15 December 2015 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

Citation for print

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