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An image of Standing Cup
silver-gilt; highly domed foot and waisted bowl embossed and chased with strapwork, cherubs' heads, swags, fruit and foliage.
Silver-gilt; the circular foot is stepped and highly domed in the centre. The stem has an urn-shaped knop with three applied scrolls supporting the bowl, which is waisted with a flared rim. The bowl, foot and knop are embossed and chased with borders of strapwork, cherubs' heads, swags, flowers and foliage on a matted ground.

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Standing Cup silver-gilt; highly domed foot and waisted bowl embossed and chased with strapwork, cherubs' heads, swags, fruit and foliage. Silver-gilt; the circular foot is stepped and highly domed in the centre. The stem has an urn-shaped knop with three applied scrolls supporting the bowl, which is waisted with a flared rim. The bowl, foot and knop are embossed and chased with borders of strapwork, cherubs' heads, swags, flowers and foliage on a matted ground.

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Accession Number: MAR.M.49-1912
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: 56.31kB
Exposure time: 1/125
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 29/1
Captured: 2008:03:31 10:01:18

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Germany Silver

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