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A Chinese blue and white bidet: C.5-2020

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

A Chinese blue and white bidet

Maker(s)

Unknown

Entities

Description

The oval waisted body painted to the interior with a watery landscape with boats on a river, bridges and pavilions and pagodas on the shore, the wide rim with diaper pattern, a small aperture to the top.

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bought by Alan Green

Dating

1797 - 1820

Identification numbers

Accession number: C.5-2020
Primary reference Number: 240166
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Tuesday 28 January 2020 Updated: Monday 15 May 2023 Last processed: Tuesday 13 June 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "A Chinese blue and white bidet" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/240166 Accessed: 2024-05-08 01:31:36

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