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Chalice

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An image of Chalice
silver-gilt: set with enamelled silver bosses
Silver-gilt; the stepped circular foot is engraved with scrolls and set with three silver bosses enamelled in blues and greens with birds and foliage.  The stem comprises a series of spools and knops, with engraved borders and three small enamelled bosses.  The top half of the U-shaped cup is undecorated.  Beneath an applied girdle the cup is engraved with scrolls and set with three bosses enamelled with a geometric pattern.

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Chalice silver-gilt: set with enamelled silver bosses Silver-gilt; the stepped circular foot is engraved with scrolls and set with three silver bosses enamelled in blues and greens with birds and foliage. The stem comprises a series of spools and knops, with engraved borders and three small enamelled bosses. The top half of the U-shaped cup is undecorated. Beneath an applied girdle the cup is engraved with scrolls and set with three bosses enamelled with a geometric pattern.

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  • Accession Number: MAR.M.80-1912
  • Photograph Copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum
  • Aperture: f/29.0
  • Focal length: 100
  • Camera: Canon EOS 5D
  • Photographer name: Michael Jones
  • Image height: 760 pixels
  • Image width: 507 pixels
  • Processed with: ACD Systems Digital Imaging
  • Filesize: 48.64kB
  • Exposure time: 1/125
  • ISO Speed: 100
  • Fnumber: 29/1
  • Captured: 2008:03:31 13:47:15

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Silver Spain

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rgb(191,194,191), rgb(109,98,58), rgb(171,159,111), rgb(230,232,232), rgb(234,223,185), rgb(94,93,94), rgb(108,100,94), rgb(220,228,219), rgb(189,164,81), rgb(151,148,148), rgb(140,140,140)

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