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By the 20th century these bottles had become collectors' items, owing to the great variety of materials and decorative techniques used in their production.","physicalDescription":"Snuff bottle, rounded flattened glask with cylindrical neck, made of opague white glass with overlay carved decoration of lotus flowers and a fish in red glass, superimposed by lotus leaves, stems and pods in dark green glass, similar design on the reverse with a continuous border of waves around the base and a band of red overlay round the neckrim. 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Lotus plant and a fish; similar design on reverse; continuous border of waves around the base; band of red overlay around the neckrim.\r\nThe lotus plants are superimposed on the fish, so that the fish are not immediately obvious; the lotus leaves, stems, and pods and most of hte waves are dark green, the lotus flowers and fish red.\r\nFootrim formed by dark green glass overlay, with indentation underneath.\r\n1750-1895\r\nH. 7.1cm\r\nSalting Bequest","date":{"text":"pre 2005","earliest":null,"latest":"2004-12-31"}}],"partNumbers":["C.1537-1910","C.1537A-1910"],"accessionNumberNum":"1537","accessionNumberPrefix":"C","accessionYear":1910,"otherNumbers":[],"copyNumber":"","aspects":["WHOLE","Snuff bottle","Stopper"],"assets":[],"recordModificationDate":"2025-04-25","recordCreationDate":"1998-06-17","availableToBook":false}}