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Bottle: MAR.C.78-1912

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Current Location: In storage

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Production: Unknown

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Description

Gourd shaped hard-paste porcelain bottle vase, one of a pair. Mirror black glaze. Gilding worn thin

Legal notes

Bequeathed by Charles Brinsley Marlay

Measurements and weight

Diameter: 19.7 cm
Height: 41 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1905-03-26) by Marlay, Charles Brinsley

Dating

Kangxi Period (1662-1722)
1662 - 1722

Materials used in production

Gilt
Glaze
Hard-paste porcelain

Techniques used in production

Glazing
Gilding

Identification numbers

Accession number: MAR.C.78-1912
Primary reference Number: 77398
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Thursday 17 September 2015 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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