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Snuff bottle carved with horses, Official School (China)

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Record status

Individual type · partial

Snuff bottle carved with horses, Official School (China) is held by Chester Beatty. Museum description: Shadow agate snuff bottle carved with horses, by the Official School (China) made between 1750-1850 in China.

The museum record gives material recorded as Shadow agate (Parallax); measurements 65 mm (height); place associated: China; maker recorded: Official School (China). These details come from the holding museum's own record; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.

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Physical characteristics

Material
Shadow agate (Parallax)
Dimensions
65 mm (height)

Technical characteristics

Maker recorded
Official School (China)
Place recorded
China

Identification

Europeana id
/1100/1143
Museum attribution
Official School (China)
Museum object name
Snuff bottle carved with horses
Holding institution
Chester Beatty

Catalogue references

No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.

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